When looking at what the purpose of the bad news letter is, one must think what type of message they really want to give off. For my bad news letter, I was attempting to tell the audience, my employees, that the CFO of our company had been in a terrible car accident, but will make a full recovery over a period of time. Then explain to them how our company will be set up while he is recovering. After establishing that, I had look at the words and tone I need to use and decide the way I want to structure how I’m going to say it. I knew I needed to be sympathetic, but at the same time, make it seem like everything was going to work out just fine. I learned that I should inclusive words showing the company is one big family, as well as making sure I order the sentences so panic doesn’t set in. No one is ever ready for bad news, so making sure to use the right methods while telling them can make it a little easier to
When looking at what the purpose of the bad news letter is, one must think what type of message they really want to give off. For my bad news letter, I was attempting to tell the audience, my employees, that the CFO of our company had been in a terrible car accident, but will make a full recovery over a period of time. Then explain to them how our company will be set up while he is recovering. After establishing that, I had look at the words and tone I need to use and decide the way I want to structure how I’m going to say it. I knew I needed to be sympathetic, but at the same time, make it seem like everything was going to work out just fine. I learned that I should inclusive words showing the company is one big family, as well as making sure I order the sentences so panic doesn’t set in. No one is ever ready for bad news, so making sure to use the right methods while telling them can make it a little easier to