Transcript Business Letter Powerpoint

Letter Writing:
Business
Letters
Business Letters:
PURPOSE
 To whom would you write a BUSINESS
letter?
…your father?
…a school board member?
…your state’s governor?
…your uncle?
…your best friend?
…a restaurant manager?
Business Letters:
PARTS
 There are
6 parts of a business letter:
1) heading (YOUR contact info. & date),
2) business address,
3) greeting / salutation,
4) body,
5) closing, and
6) signature
Business Letters:
HEADING Format
The
HEADING
goes at the
upper,
left-hand
corner
of your
letter.
HEADING
Sample Heading:
123 State Street
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 555-1234
(Skip 2 lines here!)
April 9, 2008
(Skip 2 lines here!)
Business Letters:
BUSINESS ADDRESS Format
The
BUSINESS
ADDRESS
goes
BELOW
the heading
of your
letter.
BUSINESS ADDRESS
Sample Business Address:
ABC Company
456 Town Street
Mobile, AL 36605
(Skip 2 lines here!)
Business Letters:
GREETING Format
The
GREETING
goes
BELOW
the
business
address.
GREETING
The first word and all titles
in your greeting should be
capitalized,
AND
you should add a
colon (NOT a comma)
after the greeting!
(Skip 1 line AFTER the greeting!)
Business Letters:
BODY Format
The
BODY
is where you write
your message.
DO NOT
indent paragraphs,
SKIP LINES
between them!
BODY
Business Letters:
CLOSING Format
The
CLOSING
goes at the
lower, left-hand
corner
of your letter,
2 lines below
your body.
ONLY the FIRST word in
your closing should be
capitalized,
AND
you should add a comma
after the closing!
CLOSING
Business Letters:
SIGNATURE Format
The
SIGNATURE
goes
2 lines below
your closing. It should be a
CURSIVE
signature, and
2 lines below
that should be your
printed name.
SIGNATURE
Business Letters:
SAMPLE Letter
123 Maple St.
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 555-8755
May 9, 2008
Johnson Athletics
1522 Golden Blvd.
Trenton, NJ 45667
To whom it may concern:
I am writing to tell you how pleased I am
with my new Air Balance shoes. They are the
most comfortable and stylish shoes I own.
Do you plan to make them in black or any
other color?
Yours truly,
Jimmy Gates
Jimmy Gates
POP QUIZ TIME!
Identify
each
numbered
part of
the
business
letter!
4
1
6
5
3
2
POP QUIZ TIME!
Answers:
1. Business Address
2. Signature
3. Closing
4. Heading
5. Body
6. Greeting
4
1
6
5
3
2
Assignment
1. Who are you sending your business letter to?
2. Search online for their address.
3. Write a 3 paragraph letter using the correct
business letter format.
*Paragraph 1 – Tell them about yourself.
*Paragraph 2 – What makes them so special?
*Paragraph 3 - Ask for something specific.
For example…. a quick response,
an autographed photo, a concert
or game schedule, etc…