Important information about Business communication
1. A business letter has multiple segments, including the Opening and the Closing. What are they? Provide the item, and a short description. What is the purpose of each segment? Is formatting a letter necessary? What are some items you include in the format of a letter?
2. For a professional business letter, what are some examples of an Opening and a Closing (providing both innovative/creative options, and some dull options)? What are some examples of how you Open a letter, and Close a letter? Do you keep your Openings and Closings to a letter professional? In what situations, if any, should you use To Whom It May Concern: to open a letter?
3. There are many ways to create documents for work written by hand, with the assistance of technology, and even verbally. For documents created using technology, has this improved communication in the business world (or not)? If it has improved communication, list specific examples. If not, also list specific examples.
4. When doing a job search, do you use a cover letter? If so, what is the purpose of a cover letter? For job searching online/electronically, do you use a cover letter as well? Does the cover letter seem to be as important as it used to be, when searching for a job?