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Types of Letters Personal, Business, and Email
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What is a personal letter? Letter to family and friends Written more like conversations Can use informal language Choose language based on the recipient
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Types of personal letters Thank you Congratulations Share information about family or school Describe what is happening Share important news
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Format of personal letter Date Your name and address Greeting Content Closing Signature P.S.
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What is a business letter? More formal Often written to people you don’t know More concise
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Types of business letters To gain information To right a wrong To share satisfaction To make a request To gain employment
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Format of business letter Date Your address Address to Dear Sir/Madam if you don’t have a contact name Clear, simple, to the point Polite finishing (Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely)
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Business Letter Heading Upper left corner: Your name and return address Recipient's name and address Date Dear Sir/Madam:
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What is Email? Email is an electronic letter-writing format. Remember when you write an email, it is forever out there for the world to access.
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Types of Emails Business emails Complete sentences Use Email etiquette Include Re: Personal emails Informal language is okay Often use shorthand such as b/c
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Email Etiquette Using all capital letters is the equivalent to yelling at your recipients Use appropriate language for your audience Emails are short and to the point Using “CC” is carbon copy-same email to more than one person Using “BCC” is blind carbon copy-recipients do not know who email goes to
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