Organize Your Business Letter [108]

Explain why you are writing here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Acknowledge any relevant history (previous meetings, correspondence, phone calls, etc) here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Use factual support here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Use key details here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Use descriptions to make your point here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Thank your readers here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Be precise about next steps (yours & the readers) here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Be cordial and professional throughout but ESPECIALLY here:

• Intro

• Body

• Conclusion

Put the most significant point of each paragraph first to make it easy to find.

• True

• False

Bury important ideas in the middle or at the end of a paragraph to see if your reader is paying attention.

• True

• False