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How to write a better letter

1. Read further

'Writing Great Business Letters in a Week' by Steve Morris & Graham Willcocks, Institute of Management, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2001.

2. Viewpoint

George Orwell

"Never use a long word when a short one will do."

3. Ask yourself

Ted Pollock, Managing Creatively: 1, Cahners, Boston, 1971, p. 141.

A significant part of your job revolves around expressing yourself on paper. But do your letters mean business? Or do they more often stand for fuzzy thinking, tough reading and fumbled opportunities? Here's a simple test to find out how your business writing rates. …