Front Matter Comparison

Phil Druker/ Department of English/ UI English317

Front Matter Comparison:

Phil Druker, Department of English, UI

Each of the pieces of front matter for the final report has a different purpose, audience, and level of technicality.http://www.its.uidaho.edu/adv_tech_wrt/week15/executive_summary.htm

Table 1. Comparison of the letter of transmittal, abstract, and executive summary

	Purpose	Audience	Level of technicality
Letter of Transmittal	+Introduce the report to the funding agency +Connect the final report with the proposal +Make personal comments on the project/findings/conclusions /recommendations	Managers Various people requesting the report	Relatively low (depending on the managers that receive the report)
Abstract	+Summarize the whole report for other researchers	Other researchers	High
Executive Summary	+Summarize the whole report for managers or people not directly involved with the project	Managers People not involved with the project	Relatively low

Purpose