Business letter formats

Business Correspondence (communication Skills)

1. BUSINESS LETTER FORMATS By DAWLE A P

2. Complete Block Format Main Characteristics Left Aligned No Punctuation mark except body Leave one line between two paragraphs

3. Complete Block Format

4. Modified Block Format Main Characteristics date, complimentary closing and the signature line are slightly to the right of the center of the paper. Body of the letter is like Complete Block Format (Left aligned) Colon after salutation for example - Dear Sir:

5. Modified Block Format

6. Semi Block Format: Tips Punctuation mark is compulsory for dateline, address, salutation and complementary close Each paragraph starts with space in body of the letter. Do not leave blank line between two paragraphs in body of the letter Date line and complementary close is on extreme right side

7. Semi Block Format