BUSINESS SHORT TEXTS

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This mind map comes in handy if you are in the middle of job searching. Gather all the possibilities, then with the help of the mind map choose whichever fits your needs best.

E-MAILS

Generally, we begin informal emails with Dear…, Hi…, Hello… followed by a comma

Etiquette, style, and format are essential to writing emails that get results

Business emails are a pillar of modern communication.

We can find informal and formal or business emails

Keep track of your applications so you won't send it twice to the same employer.

You can also separate the responses which might turn into an offer.

CLASSIFIED ADS

A brief advertisement in a newspaper, magazine or web page dealing with offers or requests for jobs, houses, cars, etc

Three components

The CTA (call-to-action) What to do and how

The body (important information)

The headline (to catch the reader’s attention)

To advertise your business, sell, offer, ask for jobs, houses, vehicles, products, services and more.

-In magazine, newspapers, online websites or apps, etc

Effective and inexpensive

OFFICIAL BUSINESS FORMS

You might get offers at first or you might need to negotiate; either way, list here all of your offers so you can easily compare them and choose.

Utility

many businesses require forms for legal purposes

types of documents that are commonly used in running a bussines

LETTERS

Formal

Different formal letters

RECOVERY LETTERS

SALES LETTERS

PROMOTION LETTERS

LETTERS OF COMPLAINT

ORDER LETTERS

LETTERS OF ENQUIRY

Pay attention towards the targeted audience

Avoid adding extra details or information

The content must be clear, concise and understandable

Avoid slang and use of abbreviations or contractions

Only use easy and clear language

The language must be formal

A formal letter has a format which needs to be followed. A typical formal letter format is

Designation of the Sender

Signature / Name of the Sender

Complimentary Close

Body – Introduction, Content, Conclusion

Subject

Salutation

Address of the Addressee

Name / Designation of Addressee

Date

Sender’s address

Informal

Write down all your online networking profiles: e.g. LinkedIn.

We sign the text at the end.

We can use contractions (for example: don’t, isn’t, etc.)

The introduction is the first paragraph, here we ask about our friend’s health, we thank her/him for her/his previous email, we mention the reason for writing, etc

You write the date under the address.

We write our address, (street, city or village and post code) in the top right-hand corner

We begin letters with a GREETING: Dear…, we use commas not semi-colon

MEMOS

Characteristics

Use a short thank you to finish the memo. This doesn’t need to be as formal as in a written letter.

Use bullet points to explain the most important steps in a process.

If necessary, introduce the reason for the memo with a short paragraph.

Keep the memo concise and to the point.

The tone of a memo is generally friendly as it is a communication between colleagues.

A memo is generally not as formal as a written letter. However, it is certainly not as informal as a personal letter.

The term "memorandum" can be used instead of "memo".

They are sent to other people within the same organization

Cassification

Type in here your dream job, or the next best thing you would do for a living.

You can also write down those companies who you would gladly work for.

Memos are an important form of written communication within companies