1.3　THETONEOF MEMOS

When you are writing a memo，you are writing to someone with whom you work every day.The golden rule is to write as you would like to be written to.

Tone refers to the author's voice.The tone of a memo can range from subjective and emotional to objective and balanced.However，in business and technical writing，it is common to write in an objective and low-key tone rather than a dramatic tone.The number of adjectives and adverbs will influence the tone，as will the choice of pronouns.The fewer the adjectives and adverbs，the more objective the tone.In addition，the tone is objective when I and we are avoided.(https://www.daowen.com)

The author's tone is a result of word choice and is determined by the purpose and goal of the document.The tone of the memo is influenced by the position held by the author in relation to that held by the receiver.Also，the topic under discussion plays an important role in determining the tone.