FOUR SENTENCE THANK YOU NOTES
1. GREETING
 Use the FORMAL NAME of your speaker in the greeting
 EXAMPLE:
o Dear Dr. Reynolds,
o Dear Lt. Col. Shuey,
2. THANK YOU STATEMENT.
 Use the words THANK YOU and BE SPECIFIC about why.
 EXAMPLE: Thank you for… (your thoughtful, motivating talk
during Career Day at BVMS)….
3. MENTION SOMETHING SPECIFIC FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT
IMPRESSED YOU.
 EXAMPLES (Sentence Starters)
o I was…
o Your talk was…
o You made me think about…
o I did not realize…
4. WRITE A SENTENCE WHICH CONNECTS THE PRESENTER’S WORDS
TO YOUR FUTURE
 CAREER PLANS/THOUGHTS
Or
 FUTURE BEHAVIORS
 EXAMPLES:
o In the future, I will…
o You inspired me to…
o You made me think about…
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5. THANK THE SPEAKER AGAIN
 REPEAT THE WORDS THANK YOU and mention again WHY.
6. SIGN YOUR FIRST NAME ONLY
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