Business Letter
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A business letter is a formal way of
communicating between two or more parties.
There are many different types of business
letters. Business letters can be informational,
persuasive, motivational, or promotional.
Business letters should be typed and printed on a
standard 8.5 X 11 white paper and should not
exceed a page.
Elements of a Good Business Letter
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The most important element of writing a good
letter is your ability to identify and write to your
audience. If you are addressing your letter to the
department of human resources, avoid using
highly technical terms that only engineers would
understand. Even if your letter is addressed to an
engineering company, chances are that the
personnel in human resources does not have an
engineering background.
Elements of a Good Business Letter
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The next element is to make sure you
present your objective in a clear and concise
manner. Don't be vague about your
objective; most people will not have the
patience to sit there and guess at the
meaning of your letter. Most don’t have the
time to read a long-winded letter either, so
stick to one page and just get to the point
without going into unnecessary details.
Elements of a Good Business Letter
Another important element to remember is
to remain professional. Even if you are
writing a letter of complaint, remain polite
and courteous. Simply state the problem(s)
along with any other relevant information
and be sure to avoid threats and slander.
 Remember to introduce yourself if your
audience is unaware of who you are.
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Elements of a Good Business Letter
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In most cases, the business letter will be the first
impression that you make on someone. Though
business writing has become less formal over time,
you should still take great care that your letter's
content is clear and that you have proofread it
carefully.
Business writing should be clear and concise. Take
care, however, that your document does not turn out
as an endless series of short, choppy sentences. Keep
in mind also that "concise" does not have to mean
"blunt"—you still need to think about your tone and
the audience for whom you are writing.
Where to Begin?
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Reread the description of your task (for example, the
advertisement of a job opening, instructions for a
proposal submission, or assignment prompt for a
course). Think about your purpose and what
requirements are mentioned or implied in the
description of the task. List these requirements. This
list can serve as an outline to govern your writing and
help you stay focused, so try to make it thorough.
Next, identify qualifications, attributes, objectives, or
answers that match the requirements you have just
listed.
Where to Begin?
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Strive to be exact and specific, avoiding vagueness,
ambiguity, and platitudes. If there are industry- or
field-specific concepts or terminology that are relevant
to the task at hand, use them in a manner that will
convey your competence and experience. Avoid any
language that your audience may not understand. Your
finished piece of writing should indicate how you
meet the requirements you've listed and answer any
questions raised in the description or prompt.
Your Objective
You will be writing a business letter to a DList celebrity in an effort to obtain an
autograph for your beloved teacher,
Ms.Rubin.
 This assignment is not designed to benefit
Ms.Rubin in any way, other than the sheer
joy she will feel if your letters actually
work.
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Your Objective
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Every second quarter my students are expected to
write a business letter. This letter that you will be
writing is much more than a light-hearted assignment.
Your final letter will illustrate your commitment to the
objective at hand, as you demonstrate the proper
techniques of writing a skillful business letter. This
letter must be in the desired format, showing a
dedication to the requirements, and an understanding
that words and letters can make a difference in the
lives of others. Your words have meaning, and you
need to choose them wisely.
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
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A Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist,
producer, actor, and photographer.
Winner of twenty Juno Awards among fifty-six
nominations, fifteen Grammy Award nominations
including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a
Motion Picture or Television in 1992.
Won two Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and
has been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards and
has won MTV, ASCAP, and American Music Awards.
Awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British
Columbia for contributions to popular music and
philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps
improve education for people around the world.
Bryan Adams
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It was also Adams's first Academy-Award nomination
and Golden Globe nomination as the song was written
for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
"Waking Up the Neighbours" sold four million
albums in the United States and garnered him six
Grammy nominations (a record for a Canadian). He
won one for best song written specifically for a
motion picture or television ("(Everything I Do) I Do
It For You"). In 1993, he released a greatest hits
album, titled "So Far So Good", which spawned a #1
hit, "Please Forgive Me". In 1995, Adams released the
single "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
from the movie Don Juan DeMarco (1994), which
became his fourth #1 hit and his second AcademyAward nomination.
Bryan Adams
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He is one of two non-American singers to have
four number one hits and the most successful
Canadian singer ever. In 1996, he released the
album "18 Til I Die", which has garnered him
another two Grammy nominations. Later that
year, he sang and wrote the single, "I Finally
Found Someone", a duet with Barbra Streisand
for her movie, The Mirror Has Two Faces
(1996), later that year. "I Finally Found
Someone" became a top ten hit and won
Adams his third Academy-Award nomination.
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He has released three more albums since then, "MTV
Unplugged" in 1997, "On a Day Like Today" in 1998 and most
recently all of the songs for the Dreamworks animated film
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) in which Adams got his
second Golden Globe nomination for "Best song". He is
currently touring the world.
He may be Canada's most successful pop/rock singer, but his
parents were both British citizens and he currently resides in
Britain. However, he still has a studio in Canada.
His fourth album, "Reckless", is the best-selling Canadian
album of all time. He received the Diamond Sales Award
(equivalent of a platinum award in the United States) for the
album, a first for a Canadian.
Has been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards.
Of his #1 hits, only one ("Heaven") was not written for a motion
picture.
Marc Summers
Marc Summers
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He was a magician, disc jockey, comedian,
and studio page in LA during the 70’s. When
Jack Barry’s announcer fell ill on “The Joker’s
Wild” (1972), 1973, Marc (then a 22-year-old
page) filled in. That was his big break.
He began warming up audiences for network
programs like “Soap” (1977), “Star Search”
(1983), and “Alice” (1976).
This helped him gain exposure which
eventually led to his opportunity to appear on
Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” that he hosted
from 1986-1994 and “What Would You Do?”
(1991)
Marc Summers
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During an interview with Dr. Eric Hollander on
Biggers & Summers, Summers revealed that he has
obsessive compulsive disorder. Summers went
public about his condition on various television
shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The
Today Show. In 1999, Summers co-wrote a book
with Hollander about his experience, called
Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs
with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Summers also
participated in a series of videos for Freedom from
Fear, a non-profit organization with the goal of
addressing anxiety disorders and other related
behavioral disorders.[3] Despite his OCD, he was
able to interact fully with his fans and contestants on
Double Dare to the point of even allowing himself to
get slimed.
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During the 1990s, Summers continued work on
television shows, each with varying success. He
created and hosted the short-lived children's game
show Pick Your Brain, co-hosted Great Day
America on the PAX Network, produced I Can't
Believe You Said That, and hosted It's a Surprise
on Food Network.
Summers returned to Nickelodeon in 2000 as the
executive consultant for Double Dare 2000, an
updated version of his original show. Two years
later, he was the executive producer for another
Nickelodeon resurrection, Wild and Crazy Kids.
Marc Summers
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He returned to television as the host of more shows,
including History IQ with his old announcer Harvey on the
History Channel; the Food Network series Unwrapped,
currently in its ninth season; the Unwrapped spin-off game
show, Trivia Unwrapped; and the Game Show Network
series WinTuition. In 2005, Summers became the host of
Food Network's reality series The Next Food Network
Star. Most recently, Summers has joined Chef Guy Fieri as
co-host of Food Network's Ultimate Recipe Showdown in
2008. Off the screen, Summers has been involved as an
executive producer on the Food Network's Dinner:
Impossible and "Restaurant: Impossible." Summers
currently splits his time between homes in Los Angeles
and Philadelphia where his company Marc Summers
Productions has a branch.
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Off the screen, Summers has been involved as an
executive producer on the Food Network's Dinner:
Impossible and "Restaurant: Impossible." Summers
currently splits his time between homes in Los
Angeles and Philadelphia where his company Marc
Summers Productions has a branch.
Summers appears in the Good Charlotte music video
for their song "Last Night", which uses Family Double
Dare as the motif for the video. He has also played
himself on The Cleveland Show, Robot Chicken, and
Workaholics, and appeared in special segments on
ABC's The Chew.
Soleil Moon Frye
Soleil Moon Frye
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Soleil Moon Frye began acting at the age of
two, after seeing her father, veteran actor
Virgil Frye, and brother, Meeno Peluce, on
TV. Her father got her an agent, Herb Tannen
& Associates in Hollywood, and her career
soon took off. Her mother, Sondra Peluce,
became her manager. At age eight, she became
known worldwide as the title character in the
"Punky Brewster" (1984) TV series on NBC.
Since that show ended, she has appeared in
numerous movies, directed a film and written a
screenplay for a movie about experiences a
group of teenagers encounter in a café.
Soleil Moon Frye
“Different Strokes”
 “Punky Brewster”
 “The Wonder Years”
 “Saved by the Bell”
 “The Ren and Stimpy Show” (voice)
 “Friends”
 “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch”
 “Robot Chicken” (voice)
 “Planet Sheen”
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Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
Started out in show business as a
Honeycomb Cereal kid and in Bounty
commercials
 Famous for starring in John Hughes movies
in the 80’s such as The Breakfast Club,
Weird Science, and Sixteen Candles
 He has over a three-decade Hollywood
career
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Anthony Michael Hall
His true breakout role was playing Rusty in
Vacation with Chevy Chase
 He turned down two John Hughes films
Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
 He was on SNL for one year, serving as the
youngest cast member to date
 Played Mike Engel in The Dark Knight and
Jim in Edward Scissorhands
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Anthony Michael Hall
He is the singer and songwriter of a band
called Hall of Mirrors
 He helps at risk youths at the Anthony
Michael Hall Literacy Club in Los Angeles
 He is known for being one of the “Brat
Pack” which refers to a group of young
actors that frequently appear together in the
same coming-of-age movies in the 80’s.
This came from the term Rat Pack by
Sinatra
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