Portfolio preparation: Drafting

Choose two pieces of correspondence to write: one initiative and one responsive document. These will be part of your portfolio. You also need to include the planning documents you use to create the correspondence.

You may choose to write e-mails, memos or letters. Each piece of correspondence should be at least three paragraphs in length. Preferably, these will be documents that you are writing at work (not made-up or hypothetical documents).

Since you will have an opportunity to get feedback from your tutor on this correspondence, we suggest you choose something challenging. A letter delivering bad news, for instance, will stretch you to do the best job you can with structure and tone. When you can write challenging correspondence well, everyday correspondence will seem much easier.