Business letter
Transcript: Business letters Brainstorm PBL BL Research PBL 1. Return address of the letter writer. 1600 Main Street Springfield, Kansas 12345 2. The date of the letter. This is usually typed in one of two ways: (Begin with the day, no comma) 15 January 2008 or (Begin with the month; use a comma) December 1, 2008 3. Complete name, title, and address of the recipient. Use "Mr." for a male recipient. If you do not know how a female recipient prefers to be addressed, it is best to use "Ms." Ms. Anna Brown, Chair Department of Linguistics Right State University 1415 University Drive Felicity, OH 45434 4. Salutation with a colon. Dear Ms. Brown: 5. Body of the letter. It is best to keep an initial business letter short. Business people are busy and do not have time to read long letters! In a one-page letter, you will usually only need three or four paragraphs, single spaced. Use a double space in between paragraphs. See examples that follow. The easiest way to write the body of the business letter is to use a prewritten business letter. 6. Closing. The most common closing is "Sincerely." Follow this with a comma. Skip four single lines after the closing and type your name. Sign your name in the space above your name. Sincerely, BL •Dateline: Three to six lines beneath the letterhead, flush left or right. The dateline contains the month , day, and year. •Recipient address: Three to six lines below the dateline, flush left. The recipient address is composed of: •Addressee’s courtesy title and full name •Addressee’s business title •Business name •Street address •City, state, and zip code •Greeting or salutation: One or two lines below the last line of the recipient’s address. If you use first names in person, you may do so in your salutation •Complimentary close: Two lines below the last line of the body of the letter, flush left or centered. All the following closes are appropriate in business letters when you don’t know the addressee: Yours truly, Very truly yours, Yours very truly, Sincerely, Yours sincerely, Sincerely yours Final notations: Two lines below your typed signature. For example, if you're sending copies of the letter to other people, you may type cc:, followed by the alphabetically listed names of those receiving the letter Results THANK YOU FOR WATCHING Double click to crop it if necessary doodles PBL Body: Starts one line below the greeting. The body of the letter contains whatever you have to say Notes Place your own picture behind this frame! details Assets BL Important Details