Revise the following five sentences to be clearer and more concise:
I am in receipt of your memo requesting an increase in pay and am of the opinion that it is not merited at this time due to the fact that you have worked here for only one month.
We hope to convey the following to our employees: a familiarization with the company's policies, teaching about procedures, and to know what they should do to file complaints if they have any.
In this meeting, our intention is to acquire a familiarization with this equipment so that we might standardize the replacement of obsolete machinery throughout our entire work environment.
In lieu of further discussion, we want to state in the affirmative that what transpired was due to the fact that the vehicle had insufficient braking capabilities to avoid the collision.
Tips:
Read each sentence and think about the main idea of each.
Start with the subject of the sentence when you re-write (this is something you might not always do, but it can help in making the sentence more clear).
Get rid of unnecessary information that is not important to the meaning of the sentence.