The Right Letter!: How to Communicate Effectively in a Busy World

by Jan Venolia

Replaces previous edition.

In today's hectic world of cell phones, email, and instant messages, is it still worthwhile to know how to write a good letter? Absolutely! An attractive, well-written letter can grab the reader's attention and hold it long after someone else's email has been discarded. It can make a strong, lasting impression on a hiring manager, potential client, or faraway friend who receives it. In other words, the letter is still an important professional and personal communication tool, one that too few people know about these days. In this completely revised and updated edition of BETTER LETTERS, writing authority Jan Venolia dispenses expert advice on creating the perfect letter, covering composition, style, and format. With THE RIGHT LETTER! your message will rise above the rest.


   •  This handy, portable addition to the Right! series (650,000 copies sold) is an important guide to effective letter writing, including a section on email.


   •  With so many people complaining about the glut of email, spam, and misinformation, this reference is needed now more than ever.


   •  Previous editions of BETTER LETTERS have sold more than 80,000 copies.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Alexander Peck · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think older letter writing books are just as useful. The appendices are nice. I think by now the formal business letter is dead but we can dream, and is there a cuter way to pretend the hiring process isn't completely byzantine and arbitrary? probably not. Try a paper resume it will only matter when it does.

The organization of the book is nice.

[edel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, this book only has two ratings?

I read this book in order to get some insight on personal letter writing. I was thinking of like a pen pal relationship kind of thing. Unfortunately, that was not the focus of this book. It took more of a business oriented and formal approach. It seemed a little outdated but still contained a coupleof good tidbits (the cover letter section saved me probably).

First: Do people still write letters?
Last: We each have a role to play.

From writing authority Jan Venolia comes this timely guide to creating powerful, attractive letters. Covering both business and personal correspondence, from resumes to expressions of sympathy, this completely revised and updated edition of Jan's classic Better Letters also includes an essential section on writing and managing email. In today's busy world, if you want to communicate effectively, you need THE RIGHT LETTER!