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Drafting a Business Letter

Drafting a Business Letter. By Elizabeth Trapasso, Briarcliffe Librarian. Parts of a Business Letter. Parts of a Business Letter (in order of appearance): Sender’s Address (Return Address) and email Today’s Date Recipient’s Address Salutation (Dear Senator Zeldin :)

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Drafting a Business Letter

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  1. Drafting a Business Letter By Elizabeth Trapasso, Briarcliffe Librarian

  2. Parts of a Business Letter Parts of a Business Letter (in order of appearance): • Sender’s Address (Return Address) and email • Today’s Date • Recipient’s Address • Salutation (Dear Senator Zeldin:) • Body (3-4 paragraphs) • Closing (Sincerely,) • Enclosures (attached documents), if necessary

  3. Formatting and Font Checklist: • Is your letter in Times New Roman font, size 12? • Is it in block format (all text is left-aligned and single spaced, with a double space between paragraphs)? • Is there a colon (:) after your salutation? • Is there a comma (,) after your closing? • Did you use the show/hide button (¶) to check your spacing?

  4. Reference: Angeli, E., & Brizee, A. (2010). Sample Letters: Block Format. In Purdue Online Writing Lab. Retrieved November 8, 2013, from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 653/2/

  5. SAMPLE LETTER

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