
WRITINGGUIDE
Readerswhodonotyethavetheadvantageofknowingyouwilljudgeyoubyyourwriting.
lly.Avoidslangandcontractions.Donot
ners.
Paysomeattentiontowhatyousayandhowyousayit.Whatfollowsisasamplecoverletter
forabankloanrequest.Notehowmuchinformat ionispackedintoashortletter,andthatit
focusesonwhatabankerwouldmostwanttoknow.
Writeasyouwouldspeak,butjustalittlemoreforma
trytomakeittoofancy.Startwithalistofthemainpointsyouneedtogetacross;thenstart
explainingthem.Useonlythethreebasictenses,past,present,andfuture.Refertoyour
businessbyitsname,orʺitʺ.Thus,Contoso,Ltd.wasformedin1996etc.,isnowcalled
AdventureWorks.UseʺIʺorʺweʺonlywhenreferringtotheactionsoftheindividualow
Writeintheactivevoiceandinshortsentences.