A Practical Guide To Business Writing: Writing In English For Non-Native Speakers

Chapter 7

Personal Business Documents

This chapter covers the most common personal letters that you can familiarize yourself with for your own correspondence needs. These letters have been divided into three categories:

• Employee’s request letters
• Congratulation letters
• Appreciation letters

1. Employee Request

Course or Conference Request (Sample 1)

To:
From:
Date:
Subject:	Report Writing Course

As part of my career development, I am interested in attending the above mentioned course, which will be held in [Location], from [Date] to [Date].

This course will certainly enhance my knowledge, and enable me to gain practical skills that will be valuable in my field.

Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

[Name]

[Job Title]

Course or Conference Request (Sample 2)

To:
From:
Date:
Subject:	Career Development Conference

This is to inform you that a Career Development Conference will be held on (Date) in (Location) at the (Location).

The conference would certainly enhance my knowledge and allow me to exchange practical ideas with the participants.

Therefore, it would be appreciated if I could attend this conference.

Regards,

[Name]

[Job Title]

Car Loan Request

To: