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Here is our Memo

TO: All ConAgra Employees
FROM: Matthew Everette, Public Relations Manager
DATE: October 15, 2009
SUBJECT: Salmonella Outbreak

Purpose: The purpose of my instructions are to inform my audience on how to shoot a basketball properly. The best possible outcome is that the user will begin to shoot more accurately and develop a sound technique. The worst possible outcome is that the user will not be able to tell how to shoot a basketball properly.

Audience: My audience for this instruction set is going to be beginner basketball players who require the use of a wheelchair. Their ages will range anywhere from 10-16.

Purpose: The purpose of my instructions are to inform my audience on how to shoot a basketball properly. The best possible outcome is that the user will begin to shoot more accurately and develop a sound technique. The worst possible outcome is that the user will not be able to tell how to shoot a basketball properly.

Audience: My audience for this instruction set is going to be beginner basketball players ranging from 7-10 years of age as well as their parents.