Making a Good Impression [Cengage Ch 4]

Forget that your reader is a real person.

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• Never

Keep the reader in the forefront of your letter.

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Be courteous and tactful.

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• Sometimes

• Never

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CCSS.SL.9-10.1

CCSS.SL.9-10.1D

Write impersonal letters that sound like form letters.

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never

Emphasis the "I" or "we" part of the message in business correspondence.

• Always

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I demand. . . Totally unacceptable. . . You allege. . .

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Write to your readers as if you were carrying on a professional conversation.

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Your business letters should be stuffy and overbearing, full of legalese and jargon.

• Always

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"As per your request . . ." "In lieu of . . . " "We regret to inform you that . . ."

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"Because . . ." "Soon . . ." "I'm also sending you . . . "

• Always

• Sometimes

• Never