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  How Personal Business Letters Are Used A personal business letter allows you to communicate your message to a recipient using a professional format and writing style and can help advance the relationships that you create through networking. Even though you may know the recipient of your letter, it is still important to write formally and concisely. Personal business letters are used for a variety of reasons, including acknowledging someone's efforts, showing appreciation, and many more. Some other examples include: Thank you letter Complaint letter Letter of inquiry to a company Letter to a bank or credit card company Letter to a school official

 

  Personal Envelope Uses Personal envelopes are used for personal correspondence. You might use personal correspondence for a number of reasons—to send birthday cards to loved ones, and even to invite friends and family to a wedding. While many people send emails more regularly than letters, letters can give the recipient a stronger feeling of personal connection with the sender. Besides giving your correspondence a professional look, a typed envelope can aid in the delivery of mail. An easy-to-read font will allow mail to easily move through the mailing process at the post office. Parts of a Personal Envelope Parts Description Return Address Includes the sender's name, street address, city, state, and zip code. Inside Address Includes the following information of the person receiving the letter: courtesy title (Mr., Mrs., or Ms.), first and last name, street address, city, state, and zip code. There are many sizes of envelopes used for different types of stationery. When a letter

  Parts of an Email The key features of an email are as follows: To The "To" box of an email is where you input the recipient of the message. Sometimes emails need to go to multiple people. The "CC" box—short for carbon copy—allows you to include multiple recipients in one email message. Typically recipients who are copied on an email are not necessarily expected to respond because they are the secondary audience. An email also allows you to send a blind carbon copy or BCC for short. Recipients included as a BCC will not be visible to other recipients of the email. There are few times in which BCC is used as CC emails are more common in the workplace. However, if an organization decided to send out mass emails to customer lists, BCC would be an appropriate email format to use. From The "From" box lists the name and email of the person sending the message. Subject The subject is the first item recipients will read when your email reaches their inbox. It is

  Preparation Creating and organizing a presentation should begin by outlining these three components: Introduction The introduction of a presentation provides listeners with a clear objective as to the purpose of the speech. The introduction serves as a vehicle for sharing the main idea, with the foreshadowing of specific topics to come. An important piece to introducing a presentation topic is to fully engage the audience. Some presentations begin with humor—information designed to be comical or amusing—for this reason. An appropriate joke or anecdote can help ground the presentation in realism and grab the audience's attention immediately. Body The body of a presentation includes the supporting points for the specific topic being discussed. If you have gathered primary and secondary sources, the body is the place in a presentation in which you can share that data. The body also consists of fact and opinion statements. Factual statements provide information free from personal bel

  Parts of a Formal Report When you are ready to begin writing your report, formal reports utilize the following structural outline: Title Page A title page is the first page of a report and includes the title, names of the authors, organization name, and the date of publication. Additional information such as the organization's address, website, or telephone number may also be included if relevant to the context. Table of Contents The table of contents is the page in between the title page and the start of the report. A table of contents lists the headings, subheadings, and corresponding page numbers for each section. It may also include a brief description of sections found within the report. Abstract or Executive Summary An executive summary—also known as an abstract—is a brief description summarizing the report. It is placed before the introduction of the report to provide readers a quick overview of what is to come. For readers who may not read the entire report, the executive