Nyla wrote a memo for the employees at her company to give them some updates. She wrote about the renovations that were going to be taking place in the staff lunchroom, informed them about the new opening in the marketing department, and explained the process for ordering company apparel online. She wrote the memo on company letterhead, which she attached to an email. Nyla was happy with her memo until her friend Lauren explained to her that her communication did not qualify as a memo. Why was Lauren correct?

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Nyla wrote a memo for the employees at her company to give them some updates. She wrote about the renovations that were going to be taking place in the staff lunchroom, informed them about the new opening in the marketing department, and explained the process for ordering company apparel online. She wrote the memo on company letterhead, which she attached to an email. Nyla was happy with her memo until her friend Lauren explained to her that her communication did not qualify as a memo. Why was Lauren correct?

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Memos are only used for external communications. Memos are only used for external communications. Only letters are written on company letterhead. Only letters are written on company letterhead. Memos are never distributed electronically. Memos are never distributed electronically. Memos focus on a single topic rather than several different ones.

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6 hours ago

Lauren was correct because "Memos focus on a single topic rather than several different ones." In her memo, Nyla covered multiple topics (renovations, a job opening, and order processes), which is not typical for memos, as they are generally used to communicate one specific subject or issue.