Communication For Work Purposes: (E.g. Healthcare, Education, Business and Trade, Law, Media, Science and Technology)
Communication For Work Purposes: (E.g. Healthcare, Education, Business and Trade, Law, Media, Science and Technology)
for
Work Purposes
(e.g. healthcare,
education, business and trade,
law, media, science and
technology)
BASICS OF WRITING
Basics of Writing
Business Letter
A business letter is a letter from one co
mpany to another, or between such organi
zations and their customers, clients, or oth
er external parties. The overall style of lett
er depends on the relationship between th
e parties concerned.
Parts of a Business Letters
Heading
Recipient's Address
Salutation
Body
Complimentary Close
Signature Line
1. Heading
Contains the return address wit
h the date on the last line. Someti
mes it is necessary to include a lin
e before the date with a phone nu
mber or tel number, Make sure th
e heading is on the left margin.
2. Recipient's Address
This is the address you are sen
ding your letter to. Be sure to mak
e it as complete as possible so it g
ets to its destination. Always inclu
de title names (such as Dr.) if you
know them.
3. Salutation
The salutation (or greeting) in a busine
ss letter is always formal. It often begins
with “Dear {Person’s name}.” Once again,
be sure to include the person’s title if you
know it such as Ms., Mrs., Mr., or Sir/ Ma
dam
4. Body
The body is the meat of your le
tter. For block and modified block l
etter formats, single space and left
justify each paragraph. Be sure to l
eave a blank line between each par
agraph, however, no matter the for
mat.
5. Complimentary Close
The complimentary close is a
short and polite remark that end
s your letter. The close begins at
the same justification as your da
te and one line after the last bod
y paragraph.
6. Signature Line
Skip at least four lines after the close
for your signature, and then type out th
e name to be signed. This often include
s a middle initial, although it is not requ
ired. Women may put their title before
had to show how they wish to be addre
ssed (Ms., Mrs., Miss).
The signature should be in blue or bl
ack ink.
WRITING MINUTES
Writing Minutes in Business Meetings
Minutes of a business meeting are written in
order to maintain a record of what occurred a
nd what topics were brought up during a mee
ting, as well as the information about the acti
vity of attendees or decisions made.
Minutes is written, kept and distributed usua
lly by a secretary or by any member of the bus
iness group present in the meeting.
MAIN PARTS OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING
Heading
Participants or attendees
Approval of the previous minutes
Action items
Announcements
Next meeting
Adjournment
Signature line
STEPS IN WRITING MEETING MINUTES
BUSINESS REPORT
A business report is a set of data that
provides historical information related t
o a company’s operations, production, s
pecific department’s insights, and create
a base for future decision-making proce
sses or factual insights needed to organi
ze business functions.
WRITING PROPOSALS
WRITING PROPOSALS