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How to Write a Business Letter
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Scenario: The iPhone nano just came out, and of course, as one who keeps up with technology, you were the first in line at Best Buy to buy it (because who wants to pay and wait for shipping?).
(will arrive 2010)
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Problem: There are major glitches with your new iphone nano. Your awesome touch
screen freezes every five seconds, the internet
connection isn’t compatible with your wireless network at home…and your battery life is
non-existent.
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What do you do now??
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First, you attempt to call Apple’s toll-free customer service number.
But we all know after an hour of waiting on the phone to
talk to a service agent.
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Another way to get your frustrations heard is writing a letter –
a BUSINESS LETTER.
But…we’ve never written one, Ms.
Sonia.
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Audience – who are you writing to?
Friendly Letter:
FamilyFriends
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Remember, you are writing a formal letter to your organization.
How do we create a FORMAL tone?
What is TONE?
the overall attitude a writer projects toward the reader and the subject matter.
Sentence structure, formality and specificity of vocabulary, and neatness all contribute to a letter's tone.
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Formal versus Informal:
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Compare the following conversations:
Amir, your friend since 6th class, wants to know all about your Friendship with Razia.
Amir: TELL me all about it!!
Me: Okay, like, oh my goodness, I saw her at bus stop and took her to a restaurant, and we totally enjoyed and hung out at the pier.
Amir: Don`t tell me
Me: Serious!
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Your teacher somehow found out about about your friendship with
Razia:
Teacher: How is your friendship with Razia going on?
Me: It is delightful, Sir. She is a good women
Teacher: Of course she is–
Me: Razia brought me a cake the other day.
Teacher: Well, isn’t that sweet!
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Business Letter in Block Style
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1. Margins: the space around your letter.
1. Go to “File.”
2. Scroll down to “Page Set-Up”
3. On the “Margins” Tab, Put “1-Inch” for the top, bottom, left, and right margins.
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2. You need your own address.
This part goes in the “heading”
section.
Underneath your address, put the date.
Skip four lines.
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3. Put your organization’s address in the “inside address” section.
Double space.
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4. Salutation/Greeting
Dear Mr. Ghaffar (or
whoever is the head of your organization)
Use Ladies and Gentlemen when name is unknown
Double space.
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5. Body: State your purpose
for writing this letter. Be
formal and polite; the
organization is doing YOU a
favor by sending you the information.
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You may or may not have more than one paragraph. If you do, between each paragraph, be sure to double space.
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6. Closing: Yours Sincerely
Four spaces after the closing
Then your name. In between the closing and your name, that is where you would sign your name.
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That’s all
Ques?uestions……