NOTICE WRITING:
NOTICE
FORMAL MEANS OF ANNOUNCES/DISPLAYS
COMMUNICATION INFORMATION
TARGETTED FOR A An invitation to a
SPECIFIC AUDIENCE meeting/event
To issue certain
instructions
To make appeals
To give information about
articles lost or found
THE CONTENT OF A NOTICE SHOULD HAVE THESE 5 ESSENTIALS:
FORMAT OF NOTICE WRITING:
POINTS TO REMEMBER:
• The notice should be enclosed within a BOX.
• Stick to the word limit of 50 words.
• AVOID using personal pronouns like- ‘I’, ‘You’, ‘We’, ‘Our’ etc.
• Use third person instead.
• Use PASSIVE VOICE as far as possible.
TYPES OF NOTICE
TYPE I- MEETING:
VALUE POINTS:
❖ Date
❖ Time
❖ Name of the event
❖ Venue/place
❖ Agenda/purpose
❖ Who is to attend?
❖ Specific instructions (if any)
❖ Contact person/address
TYPE II- EVENT:
VALUE POINTS:
❖ Name of the event
❖ Name of the organizer (if any)
❖ objective/purpose/occasion
❖ Date
❖ Time/duration
❖ Place/venue
❖ Activities (to be undertaken)
❖ Essential qualifications / eligibility / conditional prizes / awards /incentives
offered
❖ Contact address
❖ Specific instructions (if any)
TYPE III- ARTICLE FOUND:
❖ Article found
❖ Place
❖ Purpose of notice (to identify and claim the article)
❖ Whom to contact, when and where?
TYPE IV - ARTICLE LOST:
VALUE POINTS:
❖ Article lost
❖ Time (approx.)
❖ Identification marks (color, size, material etc.)
❖ Contents
❖ Whom to contact, when and where
❖ Promise of a reward
❖ Date
❖ Place
FEW SAMPLES OF NOTICE WRITING:
QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE:
Q1. You are Rachael/Rueben, President of the Wellness Cell of your school. You decide
to organize a workshop to raise awareness on the importance of mental health. This
workshop would be conducted by the school counsellor. Write a notice in about 50
words, informing the students of Class XI-XII about the workshop.
ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL KALUCHAK
NOTICE
12 May, 2021
WORKSHOP ON MENTAL HEALTH
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, the school is going to
organize a workshop for the students of classes XI and XII on 17 May
in the school’s multipurpose hall from 9 to 11:30 AM. The workshop
will deal with the significance of mental health and ways to achieve it.
Mrs. Sumeet Kour, the revered counsellor is going to be the main host
and speaker for this event. It is mandatory to attend the workshop. For
further details contact the undersigned.
Rachael/Rueben
Rachael/Rueben
PRESIDENT, WELLNESS CLUB
Q2. You are Meera Sen/ Mohit Sen, Secretary of Madhubani Library. There are
changes in membership fees, book rental charges and library timings from the next
month. Draft a notice for the library notice board to provide this information to the
members in not more than 50 words.
MADHUBANI LIBRARY
NOTICE
13 May, 2021
CHANGES IN LIBRARY TIMINGS
All library members are hereby informed that the library timings from
the next month will be 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. In addition to it, there
is a hike in the book rental charges depending upon the genre of the
books. The membership fees has been increased by Rs 150. A new
rate list is being put up for the perusal of all the members. The library
timings have also been extended to provide a quality time to all
the readers out there.
Meera/ Mohit
Meera Sen/ Mohit Sen
SECRETARY
Q3. You are Rohan/Rubina, Secretary of Tulips Society, Faridabad. Draft a notice in
not more than 50 words, informing the residents about a free COVID check up camp
being organized by the Welfare Association in collaboration with Fortis Hospital.
Invent other necessary details.
