SOCIALPERSONAL

BUSINESS LETTER

SOCIALPERSONAL
BUSINESS
LETTER
a letter which do not have direct
relation to business transactions.
They are written to express a
personal sentiment or a good feeling
for your fellow worker in response to
business obligation.

Rules in Writing SocialPersonal Business Letter

O Requires special qualities and ability

especially in deciding the best tone

for the letter.
O Social-personal business letter are
usually typewritten in official style

SOCIAL- PERSONAL
BUSINESS LETTER
INCLUDES:
O Thank You Letter

O Recommendation
O Congratulatory Letter
O Introduction
O References
O Letters of Appreciation
O Letters of Sympathy and

Condolences

THANK YOU LETTER

O Thank you letters are also sometimes

called letters of gratitude. It is a letter that

is used when one person/party wishes to
express appreciation to another.
O A thank you letter should be written as

standard business letter or personal letter.

O Personal thank you letters can be hand-

written.

O Always make clear what it is you are

being thankful.
O Avoid using humor
O Let the reader know the further

result of his kind act

Example of Thank You Letter

RECOMMENDAT
The business recommendation letter
ION a person by
helps in recommending

some higher authority for a certain job

position or task in an organization.
O This letter praises the concerned
person depicting his qualities,
achievements, and work done by him
or her that makes him an eligible
candidate.
O This letter must be left-justified and
include five important sections.

It should:
O State the purpose of the letter
O Qualifications and work of the

person
O Recommendation to the reader
O The tone is personal and
enthusiastic

Example of Recommendation Letter

CONGRATULATORY
LETTER
O A letter of congratulations, or

congratulation letter, is used in both

personal and business situations. Their
primary purpose is to formally congratulate
a person or an organization for outstanding
achievement.
O Must be brief and personal. It must be

natural and ethusiastic.

Example of Congratulatory Letter