Download The Lost Art of Letter

A quick lesson on
how to write a letter
Business Letter
&
Informal Letter
What differences do you notice?
Ins and Outs of
Business
Letters
Why would you write a
business letter?
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Trying to get a job
•
Part of your job
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Writing to a bill
collector
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Formal occasions
•Notice that all text is against the
left hand side? This is called
block format.
•It is important to include:
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The date
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Both addresses
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A colon ( : ) after the
Salutation
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A “four enter” space
for your written
signature.
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Informal
Letters have
rules too!
•When
letter?
would you write an informal
E-mail
• Writing to a friend or family
member
• Too much text for Twitter or
a Text message
•Informal letters are often
handwritten.
•Important differences from business
letters are:
• The salutation ends with a
comma ( , )
• Paragraphs may be indented
• An address does not have to
be included.
• Postscripts (P.s.) may be
used.
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