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Though it may seem outdated, a professionally written business letter can make all the difference in landing a deal, building relationships with potential clients or successfully navigating a dispute.

More business communication than ever now takes place over email and instant-messaging tools, but more serious professional communication still often takes place with letters. If you need to write ...

Odds are, if you're writing a business letter, you have something important to say, and you want to make sure you communicate it effectively. Business letter format plays an important part in that ...

When I was test-marketing my new Business Writing for Professionals workshop, feedback showed one of the things people appreciated most was the map of how to format a business letter — especially the ...

You wouldn't send a casually worded letter using no recognizable format to another business person if you were discussing competing for a government contract. If you want to be taken seriously as the ...

When it comes to professional communication, texting and messaging are convenient, but they can't compete with a well-crafted business letter. "Business letters are important because they are a direct ...

When it comes to professional communication, texting and messaging are convenient, but they can’t compete with a well-crafted business letter. “In the digital age, we’ve become much more casual in our ...