1001 Business Letters for All Occasions: From Interoffice Memos and Employee Evaluations to Company Policies and Business Invitations— Templates for Every Situation

Abstract

Almost all of us put pen to paper—or more likely, fingers to keyboard—all the time. Although we have entered into an era where verbal communication by telephone is very common, there are still many areas where the formalities of recorded words are required. We need to write or respond to legal notices from employers, government agencies, and other entities. And in many situations we need to put it down in writing when we challenge an order or seek confirmation of an important action. The fact that the medium may have changed from a handwritten or typed letter to a computer-generated printout or a totally electronic exchange of e-mails does not mean that our business communication should be any less precise or clear. In this book, we do not make many distinctions between letters and e-mails. Most letters can also be sent as e-mails, following the same rules and styles. When it comes to e-mails, we recommend that writers take great care not to be too informal in their communication; forget about the medium and concentrate instead on the content.