Writing Skills
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-- IKHIL OSHI j
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Letter Writing
- Sales Letter
- Complaint Letter
- Adjustment Letter
- Order Letter
- Collection Letter
- Enquiry Letter
- Persuading & Denial Letters
- Quotation Letters
- Interview Letter
- Reference Letter
Business Letters
Significance:
-assist in sustaining business relationship
-to convey complex information
-serve as permanent record
-to reach a large and geographically diverse audience
Business Letters
Purposes
-to inform
-to congratulate
-to enquire
-to order
-to request
to collect dues
-to complain
-to make an adjustment
-to sale a product, service or scheme
Business Letters
Structure
-Heading
-Date
-Inside address
-Salutation
-Message
-Complementary close
-signature block
Business Letters
Structure
Additional Elements
-Addressee notation
-Attention line
-Subject line
-Reference initial
-Enclosure notation
-Copy notation
-Mailing notation
-Postscript
Business Letters
Layout
-Block layout (everything left sided)
-Modified block layout (Writer’s address & signature block
on right side, rest on left)
-Semi-block layout (Writer’s address & signature block on
right side, rest on left and message having more margin on
left)
-Simplified layout (omits salutation and complementary
close & subject line in capital)
Official Correspondence
- Circulars
- Memos
- Proposals
- Reports
- Notices
- Minutes
- Acknowledgement
Technical Writing
- Technical proposals
- Technical descriptions
Research Writing
- Research proposal
- Research paper
-Dissertation
-Thesis
- Referencing
- Bibliography
Job Application
- Application letter
- Resume
- Curriculum Vitae
- Bio data
&
E-mail
Thank you…
Steps of efforts
lead towards
the door of
success followed
by a huge
smile on your
face.
-- n IKHIL j
OSHI
nikhiljoshi@gcet.ac.in
joshinikhil2007@gmail.com
www.nikhiljoshi2007.blogspot.com
www.gcet-languageclub.blogspot.com
www.communicationandresearchskills.blogspot.com