Letter Writing
The part of a letter that states the receiver's information.
What is the receiver's address?
A report should give this information at the beginning to give readers/receivers a better idea of context.
What is the date and location?
The part of a press release that gives the release date and location.
What is the dateline?
The part of the memo that tells the reader what it is about.
What is the subject?
Also known as the greeting, this part of the letter is a pleasant recognition of the receiver.
What is the salutation?
The name given to a basic report where facts of an event are reported.
What is a simple report?
The name given to the part of the press release that gives background on the issuing company, organization, or individual.
What is the boilerplate?
The type of language used in a memo.
What is simple?
A type of letter that allows companies or organisations to communicate with one another or their customers, clients or other parties.
What is a formal or business letter?
The type of report that relates to an accident or injury that has occurred on a worksite.
What is an incident report?
The name of the part of a press release that captures the main idea and grabs the readers’ attention.
What is the headline?
A memo should be very _______?
What is brief/short?
The final part of the letter called the closing.
What is the complimentary closing and signature (including full name)?
The information that is essential to highlight in a report if a solution is being requested or presented.
What is the problem/issue?
The part of the press release where further explanation, statistics, background, or other details relevant to the news is given.
What is the body?
A memo is used for this type of communication.
What is internal communication?
The only type of formal greeting that can be followed by a colon (:) in the British formal letter format.
What is "To Whom it May Concern"?
Towards the end of the report, a recommendation is written stating this.
What is the reporter's idea(s) of how an issue should be handled?
This gives a brief idea of what your press release is about.
What is the introduction?
Information included in a memo to tell the recipient more about the sender.
What is the sender's title/office or department?