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Section 2 Letters of Congratulation Letters of congratulations are common letters written for social contacts. You need to convey congratulations to friends, relatives, colleagues, customers, clients, and other business associates about their good news, such as births, weddings, promotion, and new business. Sending congratulations is a thoughtful goodwill gesture, for a congratulations letter adds a glow to any person or business relationship. The elements of Congratulations: 1. date 2. salutation 3. body 4. complimentary Close 5. signature Process of writing: 1.Use the word” congratulations” early in your letter. 2.Mention the reason why you congratulate someone, such as graduation, promotion, honor, baby., etc. 3.If necessary, tell where you learned about the good news. If you read it in the newspaper, enclose the clipping or a photocopy of it. 4.If appropriate, relate an anecdote, shared memory or reflection that has some bearing on the occasion. 5.Close your letter with wishes for the person or expressions of your confidence: wish the person continued success and happiness, express your confidence in a bright future, assure the person of your love, affection, admiration, warmth interest, delight, pleasure or continued business support. Note on writing: 1. The language of congratulations is always positive. Even when you are close to the person you are writing, make your congratulatory letter brief and somewhat formal. 2. Don’t indulge in excessive flattery. 3. Don’t make your congratulatory letters do double duty. 4. Don’t talk about “luck” when you congratulate someone. If you do so, it implies that chance rather than talent and hard work was responsible for the success. 5.Don’t inadvertently putting a negative spin on your congratulations. Such as “I would never have thought you could do it ”. 本资料来源 更多资料请访问精品资料网() Dear Mr. Flynn, I read in this morning’s paper that after 15-year cooperation with Courtway and Pratt, you are branching o