WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS Business letters have five parts

WRITING BUSINESS LETTERS

Business letters have five parts: ■ The Heading ■ The Salutation (greeting) ■ The Body ■ The Closing ■ The Signature

The Heading ■ the address of the place where you are writing. 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004

The Salutation (greeting) If the letter is going to a group Dear Sirs: If the letter is going to a specific person Dear Mr. Smith: Always use a colon ( : ) 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 Dear Sirs: Use a comma for personal letters

The Body ■ The body of the letter is the information you are writing in your letter. 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 Dear Sirs: I would like to nominate Lisa Bijit for the Nobel Peace Prize. She has remained fairly calm in the face of incredibly trying circumstances. After many late nights grading papers, Ms. Bijit retaught concepts she had been going over for several days even after realizing that half of the students in her classes were not listening to instruction or were choosing not to follow directions. She deserves a medal and a substantial raise.

The Closing the first word is capitalized and you put a comma after the last word. For business letters use Sincerely, or Best Regards, 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 Dear Sirs: I would like to nominate Lisa Bijit for the Nobel Peace Prize. She has remained fairly calm in the face of incredibly trying circumstances. After many late nights grading papers, Ms. Bijit retaught concepts she had been going over for several days even after realizing that half of the students in her classes were not listening to instruction or were choosing not to follow directions. She deserves a medal and a substantial raise. Sincerely,

Your Signature This is your name. It goes under the closing and should be in cursive. 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 Dear Sirs: I would like to nominate Lisa Bijit for the Nobel Peace Prize. She has remained fairly calm in the face of incredibly trying circumstances. After many late nights grading papers, Ms. Bijit retaught concepts she had been going over for several days even after realizing that half of the students in her classes were not listening to instruction or were choosing not to follow directions. She deserves a medal and a substantial raise. Sincerely, Jocelyn Deline

Remember directions are NOT suggestions. You don’t follow the format you don’t get a good grade.