Due: Friday, October 3rd by 9:35am
Length: ~600 words
Format: Professional Email
Submission: please send your analysis in the body of a professional email to mikayla528@ufl.edu
Points: 10
Perhaps one of the most common instances of composition in "the Real World" is through digital communications. In the professional world, email is the most utilized method of digital communication in order to convey messages. Composing an email takes a lot of work though; determining an audience, establishing authorial voice, becoming comfortable with the genre, understanding legal implications, and ensuring delivery and comprehension of the message are all necessary factors to think about before pressing Send.
This extra credit assignment includes 3 elements:
1. Attend the CRC's Career Showcase. For more information regarding dates/locations, review this link. To prove your credibility in this assignment, please attach a photograph you took at the event (preferably the element you are analyzing). If you do not have the necessary technology to take a photograph, please let me know.
2. After attending, perform a rhetorical analysis on some aspect of the event(s) you attended or witnessed. You might analyze the ethos of a particular company, the use of pathos by the CRC promotion of the event, of your method of logic during an on-site interview with a company representative. The opportunities are endless.
3. Format your analysis so that it fits proper professional email formatting restrictions. This means including all required formatting elements, establishing a professional tone, and adapting language styles to a professional environment.
After you've written your email, please send it to me (with your attached photograph) at mikayla528@ufl.edu.
Here's some helpful resources you may need in order to write a professional email:
General Rules Before Pressing 'send'
Example workplace email
Email format requirements