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Creating a Business Letter
Freshman Composition
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What is a Business Letter? Why write one? To Whom is one written? What should be in one? What is proper format?
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What are the types of Business Letters?
Personal Business Not on Letterhead Contains your typed Return Address
Formal Business Typed on Letterhead Letterhead
• Already contains your return address • You don’t retype it
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What are the Required Parts of a Business Letter?
Heading Inside Address Salutation Body Complimentary Closing Signature Optional:
Enclosure Typists Initials
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What’s in The Heading (your information)
Single Spaced – followed by four lines Always includes the date
As the last entry Personal Business Letter (no letterhead)
Your return address• Only abbreviation is Postal Code - NJ
May include Phone#, Fax#, Email@ Date
Formal Business Letter (on letterhead) Date only
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What is the Inside Address (addressee’s information)
Person’s Name, Title Company Name/Department Company Address Single Spaced
Followed by one blank lines (Enter Key twice)
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What is the Salutation? (a greeting)
Dear Mr. Soandso Dear Dr. Smith Dear Ms. Jones To Whom it May Concern Dear Sir or Madam
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What is the Body? (The actual letter)
Brief and to the point! Strictly Business
Guideline – 3 paragraphs Brief Introduction Contents - What I want Conclusion and Thank you
Each paragraph: Single Spaced Followed by one blank lines (Enter Key twice)
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Complimentary Close Sincerely, Yours truly, Respectfully yours, Followed by three lines (Enter Key 4 times)
After printing you will sign the letter here
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Signature Your Full Name
Mrs. Regina Sikorski Your Title (if appropriate)
Computer Club Moderator Followed by one lines (Enter Key twice)
If optional parts are required
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Optional Parts
Typist Initials If your secretary typed this for you RES/js
Enclosure If something else is in the letter or
package Followed by one lines (Enter Key twice)
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What is the spacing for aBusiness Letter?
All Parts are Single Spaced Skip a line (Enter key twice)
after most Parts and Paragraphs Skip 3 Lines (Enter key 4 times) after:
Heading Complimentary Closing
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What are acceptable formats for a Business Letter?
Block All parts are Left Justified to the margin
Modified Block All parts Left Justified Heading, Close, Signature at
tab position 3 Indentation – choose either
• No paragraph indentation• All paragraphs first line indent .5
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What are acceptable punctuation styles for a Business Letter?
Open No punctuation after
• Salutation or Complimentary Closing• Dear Mrs. Smith• Respectfully yours
Mixed Punctuation after
• Colon (:) after Salutation• Dear Sir:
• Comma (,) after Complimentary Closing• Sincerely,
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Business Letter One
Letter to Ms. Smith, Owner of Fashion Today
You ordered a pair of shoes from Fashion Today’s website and they sent the wrong size
Write a business letter expressing your concerns and how you would like the problem solved
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HOMEWORK! Create your own business
Come up with a name and product for your business
Due tomorrow, Wednesday, November 9
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