FACT SHEET

Kirsten Staloch
Principles of Writing for Impact Memo
1. Write as you would talk Date:
2. Keep sentences Short To:
3. Shun Jargon or Designer Babble From:
4. Be Specific Subject line:
5. Keep it Simple
6. Use the active form Body
7. Do not forget people
8. Know what you want to say Use subheading
for long memos

If you only have one thing to Semi-Colon Example

say them don’t use a bullet.
Statement One with some Idea; Statement Two with
some other idea

College students have to take finals to receive their

Principal- person of the firm degrees; College students celebrate when finals week
Principle- architectural terms is over.

APA Citation
Single space for press or Intext
publishing an essay. (Smith, 2004)
Images
Rousseau, H. (1896). The ship in the storm [Painting].
Musee de l’Orangerie, Paris. Retrieved from http://
www.uwm.edu/~wash/rousseau.jpg
Book
Lamster, M. (2000). Architecture and film. New York,
NY: Princeton Architectural Press.
Article
Fear, B. (2000). Architecture + film II. Architectural
Design, 70(1), 6-96.
Useful websites
Website
architecturalrecord.com The Amish, the Mennonites, and the Plain People.
ebsco, avery, inspec, greenfile, word- (n.d.). Retrieved May 30, 2000 from Pennsylvania
press, wikispaces, scirbd, wordle, Dutch Country Welcome Center Web site: http://
bing, flicr www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml
 Commonly
Misspelled
Words

Acceptable
Accommodate
Ammateur
Calendar
Category
Conscience
Embarrass
Equipment
Existence
Market Letter Cover Letter Guarantee
Hierarchy
Expansive Focused Humorous
About you Concise Ignorance
Many firms You do for single firm Immediate
General Job ad Library
Two pages plus One page License
Online Hard copy Maneuver
Covers all skills Cover requested skills Mischievous
Personality is less formal To employer Neighbor
Images Formal/ precise Occasionslly
Exactly what employer wants Perseverance
Use words like: will, must Possession
Very specific about past work Restaurant
Support on skills Twelfth
Go beyond the resume Vacuum
Shows enthusiasm for place Weird