Learning Goal: I’m working on a business writing question and need support to help me learn.
For this assignment, we will write one letter: One positive letter on one of the following
Write a positive business letter/memo that follows the conventions of business letters and addresses one of the following scenarios:
- Write a letter to a company that expresses your appreciation for consistent quality, either in service, product, or both. Be sure to provide specific information about your positive experiences.
- You are the dean of a college within a large university, and you have just learned that your budget has been raised by 20% for the next school year. This budget increase not only means that you can purchase some additional supplies, but that you can also give each staff member in the department a 2% raise. Write a letter that informs your staff of the budget increase, identifies the new supplies you will purchase, and explains the details of the pay raises.
- You are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and after interviewing a number of qualified candidates, you have decided to extend one of the applicants an offer of employment for the position of Vice President of Sales. Write the applicant a letter that delivers the good news and clearly details the offer of employment, including information about salary, benefits, expected start date, and the deadline for acceptance.
- Create your own scenario and audience, as long as the letter is professional, business-related, and somewhat along the lines of the other options described.
Other Guidelines
- letter should be 300-500 words
- letter body must be organized into at least 3 sections or paragraphs