As we know writing business letters can take up more and more of your time.
And as the person who has to actually write these letters it can become, especially
in today's world where businesses and people are being judged more and more on
their communication skills, a quite anxious and difficult job.
Since that we have decided to write this book with the main goal of helping all the
professional people who are involved in this kind of situation where writing is an
important issue.
Here the reader will find a lot of tips and some business letters models, that we are
sure will help him in his future business dealings.
We strongly advice that the business letters here showed are only to be used as an
example or support and we don’t take any kind of responsibility for its wrongfully
use. The importance of good business writing skills cannot be underestimated. Here are
some tips:
1. Remember the old public speaking adage: "Tell them what you're going to
say, say it, then tell them what you said." The same principle holds when
writing a business report. In an introductory paragraph (or section), tell your
reader what you are going to say; in the body, say it; and in a concluding
paragraph (or section), review what you have said.
2. Be excited by your topic. It shows! If you are not excited, you can be sure
your readers will share your lack of enthusiasm.
3. Break up your writing with headings, subheadings, lists, tables, and figures.
This helps the reader to understand and organize the content of your
document. It is difficult to focus on and digest unrelieved text.
4. Proof-read, spell-check, and grammar-check your work! A good trick for
proofreading is to read your report aloud in a conversational voice. Your
tongue will often catch awkward phrases and words which your eyes might
otherwise overlook.
5. Cite your sources of information and data, and include a reference list. A
good and simple way to cite your sources is simply to include the name of
the author and year of publication in parentheses within the body of your text
(Lawrence 1999). Then include the full citation in a reference section at the
end of your paper:
