Assignment 7 Developing Presentations based on Research and Established Principles

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Assignment 7Developing Presentations based on
Research and Established Principles

• Complete Set of Visuals
• By Pamela Dalton
• psbd_at_vt.edu
• July 24, 2004

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Format a Personal Business Letter

• A Graphic Design Presentation

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Performance Objective

• Using MS Word and provided with the name of a
  person and the name and address of his/her
  business, you will be able to type a Personal
  Business Letter containing a minimum of two
  paragraphs and which includes all parts of the
  PBL with no more than 5 grammatical errors and 2
  formatting errors.

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Ready to Begin?
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Basic Outline
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Personal Business Letter
2 Top Margin
Press Enter 7 times
Answer

• Personal Business Letter a letter written by an
  individual to a business.

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Parts of a PBLThe Return Address
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS

• Return Address the address of the sender.

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Parts of a PBLThe Mailing Address
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS

• Mailing Address the name and address to whom
  the letter is being sent to.

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Parts of a PBLThe Salutation
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Ms) Last Name
Salutation
DS

• Salutation the opening of a letter typically
  begins with Dear Mr., Mrs., or Ms..

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Parts of a PBLThe Body
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Ms) Last Name
Salutation
DS
Paragraph 1 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
DS
The Body
Paragraph 2 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.

• Body The content of the letter that states the
  purpose of the letter.

DS
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Parts of a PBLThe Closing
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Ms) Last Name
Salutation
DS
Paragraph 1 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
The Body
DS
Paragraph 2 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
DS
Cordially yours
Closing
QS

• Closing the ending of a letter

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Parts of a PBLYour Name
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Ms) Last Name
Salutation
DS
Paragraph 1 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
The Body
DS
Paragraph 2 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
Your Name always write/type out your first and
last name completely.
DS
Cordially yours
Closing
QS
Your Name (First and Last)
Your Name
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Personal Business LetterThe Outline
Press the Enter Key 7 times
2 Top Margin
Street Address City, State Zip Code Todays Date
Return Address
QS
Persons Name, Title Name of Business Street
Address City, State Zip Code
Mailing Address
DS
Dear (Mr., Mrs., Ms) Last Name
Salutation
DS
Paragraph 1 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
The Body
DS
Paragraph 2 Left-align paragraph (do not
indent). Single space each paragraph.
Double-space between paragraphs.
DS
Cordially yours
Closing
QS
Your Name (First and Last)
Your Name
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Personal Business Letter
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• Vocabulary
• Personal Business Letter a letter written by an
  individual to a business.
• Return Address the address of the sender.
• Mailing Address the name and address to whom
  the letter is being sent to.
• Salutation the opening of a letter typically
  begins with Dear Mr., Mrs., or Ms..
• Body The content of the letter that states the
  purpose of the letter.
• Closing the ending of a letter

• Abbreviations
• PBL Personal Business Letter
• QS Quadruple-space Press enter four times
• DS Double-space Press the enter key two times

The End
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