When
people or organization want to make a consensus with others, soo they must give
a business letter. Do you know about business letter? Business letter is a communication
on letter and the contains about an agreement between the first person and the
other side. Business letter must use a formal language, so you can’t use
informal language. Next, i will try to give you know about parts of business
letter.
1.
Letterhead
or Heading (The Retern Address)
The
heading or letterhead is specially designed at the top of the sheet. That it
show all the necessary information about the organisation’s identity, like the
name of Company and phone or fax number.
2.
Date
You
must write the month be fully spelled out and the year written with all four
digits.
3.
The
Inside Address
In
a business or formal letter you should give the address of the recipient after
your own address. Include the recipient's name, company, address and postal
code.
4.
The
Salutation
Same
with greeting. The type of salutation depends on your relationship with the
recipient. It normally begins with the word "Dear" and always includes
the person's lastname.
5.
The
Subject Line (optional)
It’s
inclusion can help the recipient in dealing successfully with the aims of your
letter. Normally the subject sentence is preceded with the word Subject: or Re: . So you can write this part or not in your letter.
6.
The
Body (Text) Paragraphs
The
body is where you explain why you’re writing. It’s the main part of the
business letter. Make sure the receiver knows who you are and why you are
writing but try to avoid starting with "I".
7.
The
Complimentary Close
This
short, polite closing ends always with a comma. It is either at the left margin
or its left edge is in the center, depending on the Business Letter Style that
you use. It begins at the same column the heading does.
8.
Signature
and Writer’s identification (Typed name)
The
signature is the last part of the letter. You should sign your first and last
names. The signature line may include a second line for a title, if
appropriate. The signature should start directly above the first letter of the
signature line in the space between the close and the signature line. Use blue
or black ink don’t use red ink.
That’s Parts of Business Letter, very important to
know about the parts before you write business letter. Start from Letterhead
until Signature and Typed name, don’t forget to use formal language when you
write. Actually i’m not expert about this article, but i hope my article can
use and advantageous for you if you want write a business letter. Thank you for
reading my article, soo enjoy write the letter.
