How to write Formal Business Letter | Grade 12 | English
Saney Ashish - Wed Mar 06 2024
0What is business letter ?
Business Letter is a letter which is used by organizations to communicate in a professional way with customers, other companies, clients, shareholders investors,
Tips for writing a formal or business letter
Layout of a formal letter
Make sure you know the layout of a formal letter – where everything goes. This is almost the same as a personal letter.
- Your Address
- Date Name and address of company/organisation/ business etc
- Greeting
- Content (what you are writing about)
- Sign off
- Signature
Formal Letter:
Layout of a Formal or Business
Letter Your address is always on the top right of the page.
Write the date below your address.
Then
write the name and address of company/ business/ organisation you are writing to.
Your Greeting is more formal. If you do not know the name of the person you are sending the letter to, you could write:
Dear Sir or Madam
Dear Sir/Madam
Dear Editor or Dear Manager
If you know the full name of the person you could write:
Dear Mr Smith or Dear Ms Jones
The main part of your letter is why you are writing Keep to the point and
say why you are writing:
I am writing to complain
Give the information you need/ Ask for the information you require
If you are enclosing something let them know in the letter: Please find
enclosed
Your Sign off should be formal: Yours sincerely/Yours faithfully
Signature: Write your first and last name
How to write formal business letter Grade 12 English.
How to write formal business letter Grade 12 English.