Showing posts with label Suggested formatting for letters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suggested formatting for letters. Show all posts

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Business letters

Many years ago I went through a letter writing course for management. As it turns out the lessons learned still apply when writing business letters, which includes thank you notes. The format should be as shown below:

You

We

I

Another words start with "you" statements, then move to "we" statements and conclude with "I" statements, using as few "I" statements as possible.

Sample:

Dear Ms. Jones:

Thank you for your time today and your sharing of information. You certainly have built a fantastic team and strategy.
We have many common ideas that would lead to further growth.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
Cleon