No matter who your audience is when writing, you should also be courteous to the reader. Using manners and being polite in a letter, e-mail, or memo is essential if you want the reader to take you seriously. As an employer being courteous while writing to your employees is almost essential if you want employee morale to stay high in order to keep productivity up. In professional business writing being courteous to your clients will help you build a strong relationship with that client which will keep them returning to your company. A very easy way to write courteously in all writing styles and situations and with all types of audiences to too just add in polite words and use good manners. Many people use the excuse that they don’t have enough time to write something and be courteous while doing so, on average here is a list of the time it takes to type some common polite good mannered words or sentences.
Please. (2 seconds)
Would you please (3 seconds)
Thanks. (2 seconds)
Thank you! (3 seconds)
Thanks very much. (4 seconds)
Good morning. (3 seconds)
Hello. (2 seconds)
I appreciate it. (4 seconds)
I hope you had a great weekend. (5 seconds)
Enjoy your lunch. (5 seconds)
I hope that this changes the way that we all write in all types and styles of writing.
Citation:
Gaertner-Johnston, Lynn. Business Writing.
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