Assignment task:
You are a member of your state bar association (meaning you are a lawyer) and you volunteered to help organize a local awards luncheon for the 450 association members in your area. This morning, less than a week before the event, you receive a phone call from the keynote speaker (the mayor), indicating that she is no longer able to speak at the luncheon due to a death in the family. You have just a few days to find replacement. Fortunately, you know the perfect person to ask, Dr. Newell Mason. Dr. Mason was your business law professor when you were an undergraduate student, and you know has many anecdotes he can share during keynote presentation. He retired last year. a) What type of message is this and what strategy should be used? Explain your answer b) What key detail did you need to mention/explain to Dr. Mason? ) Outline the message to Dr. Mason. Provide specific details in each section, which you may invent as needed. (Outline only; do not write the full message.) d) Craft both the opening sentence(s) and closing sentence(s)you can provide two sentences at most for each.