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Although most business communications occur digitally these days, knowing how to format and draft a formal business letter is still important. You never know when you might be asked to write a letter ...

You wouldn't send a casually worded letter using no recognizable format to another business person if you were discussing competing for a government contract. If you want to be taken seriously as the ...

When I was test-marketing my new Business Writing for Professionals workshop, feedback showed one of the things people appreciated most was the map of how to format a business letter — especially the ...

In today’s world, people deal with most of their business communications through email. However, that doesn’t mean the formal letter is obsolete. Although used less often, a printed business letter, ...

When writing a formal business letter, following the accepted format demonstrates your knowledge of business etiquette and your willingness to adhere to it. When formatting surnames within the text of ...