Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chap 10
Chap 10
ROUTINE REQUESTS
WRITTING ROUTINE
REQUESTS
Write in a polite, undemanding, Justify the request or Make it easy to comply by including
personal tone. explain its importance
appropriate contact information
Explain any potential
Be specific and precise in
benefits of responding. Express your gratitude
your request.
Ask the most important
questions first.
Clearly state any
Use the direct approach because
important deadlines
your audience will probably Break complex requests for the request
respond favorably to your request. into individual questions
that are limited to only
one topic each.
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Open with a
Maintain a straightforwar
professional tone, d statement of
even if you’re the problem.
extremely
frustrated.
Be clear and Identify the single most Maintain a supportive Explain your point completely to
important message before eliminate any confusion or
tone throughout.
concise you start writing lingering doubts.
SENDING Use
congratulatory
GOODWILL
messages to build
MESSAGES goodwill with
Send messages
of appreciation clients and
to emphasize colleagues
how much you
value the work Be sincere
of others. and honest