Business letters
Business letter unit directions
1. After reading about the different parts of a Personal and Business letters below, answer the Business Correspondence questions at the bottom of this page. Place answers in basket beside printer.
2. Think of a company you would like to own and create a logo for that company to be used on the business letter letterhead. Check out the business letter examples found at bottom of the page. Along with logo, include address, phone number and email address. (make them up)
3. Begin writing Personal and Business letters assignment. Follow directions-
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4. Entire logo should not take up more than 25% of a blank page.
Personal business letters
Formal letters that are written from a person to a business-
Purpose-
apply for a job
Complain or compliment
Order a product
Ask a question
Thank someone
Parts of a Personal Business Letter - 2 inches at the top of the page
Date-hit enter 4x Address of recipient- hit enter 2x Greeting to recipient- Dear. Mr. Smith-hit enter 2x Body of the text- hit enter 2x after last line of body. Salutation- sincerely yours- hit enter 4x to create space for signature Signature Address of letter writer Business letters
Formal letters written from a business to a person or to another business
Purpose-
To respond to letters from customers
Or answer any letter that relates to the business
Parts of a Business letter
Letterhead-a company’s stationary
date
Salutation-the greeting-Dear Mr. Smith
Body-the text of the letter-single space between lines double space between paragraphs Complimentary closing- 1. sincerely yours
2. signature
3. typed name
4. no address
_______________________________________________________________________
Business Correspondence Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions with complete, meaning-loaded, articulate, intelligent-sounding sentences. This assignment is to be typed or hand-written on a lined sheet of notebook paper. This assignment will be used as a study tool at a later time.
Do not start your answers with “because,” “it,” “them,” “they,” etc.
1. What is a personal business letter?
2. What purposes might a personal business letter serve?
3. In a personal business letter, how much space is at the top of the page?
4. Identify the parts of a personal business letter.
5. What is a business letter?
6. How is a personal business letter different from a business letter?
7. What purposes do business letter serve?
8. What are the parts of a business letter?