Engl 227 Final Audience Analysis

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Engl 227: Professional Writing Week 1 Assignment 1. Is my primary audience external or internal? Internal 2. What are some key demographics about my audience, such as age, gender, family situation, etc.? Jeff Clarke, primary audience, is a male assistant manager at a hotel. He has a family member that is ill which has caused recent attendance issues. The secondary audience, Human Resources for the hotel, is going to be multiple people ranging in age and gender. 3. How much does my audience know about the topic? Jeff Clarke is aware of the time he has requested for emergency leave in the past and knows that these absences are causing problems such as limited staffing. Human Resources know the rules and policies that are in place for missing work. 4. How much formality does my audience prefer? Jeff is very informal in that his message…show more content…
What information do I need to include for the secondary audience? Human Resources should be aware of the family situation and all previous requests for emergency leave. 10. Which medium is most appropriate for this message and this audience? Why? A memo would be the most appropriate medium for delivering the internal message, specifically, the memo would be emailed to Jeff and cc’d to Human Resources. Memo TO: Jeff Clarke, Assistant Manager CC: Human Resources FROM: Geoffrey Witcher, Manager DATE: October 30, 2011 SUBJECT: Emergency Leave Request Dear Jeff: In your last voicemail message, you requested emergency leave for this upcoming weekend. I am aware of your family situation and that your grandmother is ill and needs your care, however, in the past two months you have been granted emergency leave three times. This weekend there is a professional conference with many attendees staying at our hotel. If I were to grant this request we would be short on staff. There is no one available to cover your shift and therefore, I must deny your request for emergency leave. Thank you, Geoffrey

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