practical writing11.ppt

PracticalWriting Thank youLetters CongratulationLetters Questions Whatisathank youletter Alettertothankeveryonewhohelpswithyourcareerorjobsearchorsomethingelsehandwrittenthank youletterthank youemail Whydowehavetowriteathank youletter ItisimportanttotakethetimetothankeveryonewhohelpsyouWritingathank youletter orthank youemail afteranemploymentinterviewisamust 1 Writeclearlyandconcisely thisisnotimetobelongwindedorflowery 2 Besincere mostpeoplecansensewhenyouaren tbeinghonest 3 Sticktothepoint Howtowriteeffectivethank youletters 4 Writethethank youletterassoonaspossible5 Usequalitypaper 6 Proofreadtheletterbeforesendingit grammaticalerrorsandtyposaresloppyandunprofessional 7 Bespecificandincludedetailsfromtheevent Makeyourletterstandout don tsendagenericletterthatcouldbetoorfromanyone 8 Addressyourlettertoaspecificperson ifpossible notjustthecompanyororganizationingeneral Structureofthank youlettersafterinterview Inthefirstparagraph thanktheinterviewer orexpressyourappreciation forthechancetomeetwiththemtodiscussthejobandseethepremises Makesomereferencetoyourpositiveimpressionsofthecompany Inthesecondparagraph offersomenewinformationoradditionalreasonfortheemployertobeinterestedinyouforthatjob Repeatthejobtitleyouareapplyingfor andshowcontinuedinterestinit Inthelastparagraph lettheemployerknow graciously thatyouexpecttohearfromthemagainand plant theideainhermindofaphonecalltoyou Makeitclearyou rewillingtocomeinanddiscussthejobfurther ifnecessary Thank youLetterExample MartinaBosserioManager ProductDevelopmentDept WidgetCorporation1520WidgetDriveMetropolis NY10021DearMs Bosserio IenjoyedtheopportunitytomeetwithyouandhaveabrieftourofWidgetCorporation Thehighlevelofcreativeenergyamongyourstaff aswellastheirpersonalprideinthecompany sproducts wasobviousandverygratifyingtosee InadditiontotheinformationIsharedwithyouinourmeeting IthoughtofanotherprojectIworkedonthatreflectsthekindofcontributionIcouldmakeasamemberofWidget sproductdevelopmentteam Thedetailsofthatproject theproposalandthefinalreport bothofwhichIauthored areenclosedforyourreview Assoonasyou rethroughinterviewingtheothercandidates I dappreciatehearingfromyou andofcourseI dbepleasedtomeetwithyouagain ifnecessary onfairlyshortnotice Icanbereachedathomeintheeveningaswellasatmyofficeduringtheday Sincerelyyours GeraldineJobHunter 987 555 3210 h 987 555 2106 w FollowUpLetter Afterajobinterviewthereareseveralwaysyoucankeepthepotentialemployer sattentiononYOUasthelikelypersontohire 1 ImmediatelywriteaThankYouLettertotheinterviewer Writeitrightaftertheinterview andgetitinthemailthesameeveningsoitarrivesinthenextdayortwo 2 SendaFollowUpLettersoonafterthat ifyoudonothearfromtheinterviewerwithin say aweek FollowUpLetterexample GwendolynRobbins DirectorBrilliantLightingCo 9876EdisonAve Toledo OhioDearMs Robbins I mwritingtoletyouknowthatIamstillverymuchinterestedintheMarketingAssistantpositionwediscussedinourmeetingtwoweeksago Althoughyourcompanyisrelativelynewinthelightingfield IthinktheDesignDepartmenthascreatedsomeremarkableproductsthatcouldproveextremelypopularandprofitable giventherightpromotion YoumentionedaninterestinexploringthemarketingpotentialoftheInternetasonewaytoincreaseBrilliant smarketshare andIwantedtoremindyouthatIdohavesomeexperienceindesigningwebpagesfortheInternet Infact Ihavebeen cruisingtheweb toseewhatothercompaniesinyourfieldaredoingaboutpromotingtheirproductsontheWeb Itturnsoutthatonlyafewofthemhavediscoveredthismedium Thismeansthere sawide openopportunityforBrilliantLightingtogetintherefirstandestablishitselfasanindustryleader Iwillcontinuethismarketingresearch andwouldbedelightedtocomeinagaintodiscusshowImightapplythisinformationtoBrilliant slong termproductpromotionplans Pleasecallmeifyouneedanyadditionaldataformyapplication orifyouwishtomeetwithmeagaintotalkabouttheposition Sincerely JanetH Watts 987 555 3210Email Janet 1 GreetthegiverDearAuntSally DearTommy 2 Expressyourgratitude 感激 Thankyousomuchfortheslippers Thankyouverymuchforyourgenerosity Howtowriteathank younote 3 DiscussuseItgetsverycoldhereinwinter sotheywillgetalotofusewhenwintercomes Ienjoyedmyselfinthebeautifulscenery anditwasapleasantjourneythankstoyourfriendlywelcome 4 Mentionthepast andallude 顺便提到 tothefutureItwasgreattoseeyouatmybirthdayparty andIhopetoseeyouatDad sretirementpartyinFebruary Ihopethatyoucanvisitmeoneday 5 GraceThanksagainforyourbirthdaygift Thanksagainforyourwarmhospitalityandkindness It snotoverkill 过分 tosaythanksagain Sosayit 6 RegardsLove Yourstruly Usewhateverwordsorphrasestoyourliking Love YoursTruly WithLoveandsoon Thensignyourname Writingpractice Writeathank youlettertotheemployerSituation SimonwenttohavetheinterviewyesterdayafternoonfortheteachingpositioninTaizhouUniversity Writingpractice YesterdaywasLucy sbirthday Sheinvitedsomeofherfriendstotakepartinherbirthdaypartyandshereceivedmanygifts Nowshewantstowritethank younotestoherfriends Lily afriendofLucy gaveLucyabeautifulpenasherbirthdaygift Pleasewriteathank younotetoLilyinplaceofLucy Questions Whatisaletterofcongratulation Acongratulatorylettercanoftenbequiteatrickylettertowrite Itcannotsoundeitherpatronizing要人领情的 傲慢的orbitter Alettertoacknowledgetheirspecialevent congratulatethemonitandwishthemwellforthefuture Howtowritecongratulationletters Writeitassoonaspossibleafterthefortunateeventhappens Whatmotivatedyoutowriteacongratulationletter Expresspraiseandapprovalofthereader saccomplishment Keepthelettersimpleandconcise underonepageinlength Keeptheletterpositiveandhavenonegativecomments Don tsuggestthattheletter writershouldbenefitfromit Don texaggerateyourcongratulatorywords Assignments PartVICreativeWritingPractice ResumeWriting Sometipsforresume Tipsforthecontents First takenotesonyourworkexperience bothpaidandunpaid fulltimeandparttime Writedownyourresponsibilities jobtitleandcompanyinformation Includeeverything Tips Takenotesonyoureducation Includedegreeorcertificates majororcourseemphasis schoolnamesandcoursesrelevanttocareerobjectives Tips Takenotesonotheraccomplishments Includemembershipinorganizations militaryserviceandanyotherspecialaccomplishments Tips Fromthenotes choosewhichskillsaretransferable skillsthataresimilar tothejobyouareapplyingfor thesearethemostimportantpointsforyourresume TipsforProcedures Beginresumebywritingyourfullname address telephonenumber faxandemailatthetopoftheresume Tips Writeanobjective Theobjectiveisashortsentencedescribingwhattypeofworkyouhopetoobtain Tips Beginworkexperiencewithyourmostrecentjob Includethecompanyspecificsandyourresponsibilities focusontheskillsyouhaveidentifiedastransferable Tips Continuetolistallofyourworkexperiencejobbyjobprogressingbackwardsintime Remembertofocusonskillsthataretransferable Tips Summarizeyoureducation includingimportantfacts degreetype specificcoursesstudied thatareapplicabletothejobyouareapplyingfor Tips Includeotherrelevantinformationsuchaslanguagesspoken computerprogrammingknowledgeetc undertheheading AdditionalSkills Tips Finishwiththephrase REFERENCESAvailableuponrequest Tips Yourentireresumeshouldideallynotbeanylongerthanonepage Ifyouhavehadanumberofyearsofexperiencespecifictothejobyouareapplyingfor twopagesarealsoacceptable Tips 地址 页面中央 用黑体职业目标 空两行 工作经验 空两行 教育背景 空两行 特殊技能 空两行 参考文件 除姓名和地址之外 其他信息一律左侧对齐 Spacing ADDRESS centerofpageinbold OBJECTIVEdoublespaceEXPERIENCEdoublespaceEDUCATIONdoublespaceADDITIONALSKILLSdoublespaceREFERENCES Leftaligneverythingexceptname address Tips Usedynamicactionverbs动态动词suchas accomplished collaborated encouraged established facilitated founded managed etc Tips 2 DoNOTusethesubject I usetensesinthepast Exceptforyourpresentjob Example Conductedroutineinspectionsofonsiteequipment Tips 2 Vocabulary学生会主席president chairmanofstudentunion 学生会各部的 副 部长 deputy 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