write a letter

Using the spaces below, outline the content for your GOOD NEWS MESSAGE. KEEP THIS OUTLINE and use it to draft your letter.

Are you GHOSTWRITING? If yes, for whom?

LETTER DATE: October 4, 2016

RECIPIENT NAME AND JOB TITLE:

RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION:

RECIPIENT STREET ADDRESS:

RECIPIENT CITY/STATE/ZIP:

SALUTATION:

MESSAGE OPEN: What is the Good News? What are you telling your recipient? Is there any reason to congratulate them? Craft one or two concise sentences that communicate these details.

Congratulations,

MESSAGE MIDDLE: What does the recipient need to know about the Good News? What details could/should you provide to clearly and effectively explain the good news, put the message in context, help the recipient act on the good news or help the recipient communicate the good news to others? Craft two to four concise sentences that communicate these details.

What does the Good News mean to the Sender? What details could/should you provide to clearly and effectively explain the good news, put the message in context, help the recipient act on the good news or help the recipient communicate the good news to others? Craft two to four concise sentences that communicate these details.

MESSAGE CLOSE: Does the receiver need to take any action? If yes, re-state it here. Have you congratulated the receiver? If yes, re-state it here. Have you thanked the receiver? If yes, re-state it here. In some way, craft one or two concise sentences that signal your message has ended.

SIGN-OFF:

SIGNER’S NAME: