BUS 360W Study Guide - Final Guide: Signature Block, Venhuizen, Entertainment Weekly

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 360W
• Professor: Christian Venhuizen

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As business letters are external messages, it is very important that your messages convey an appropriate professional image for both you and your organization. Be sure that you have checked and double-checked the accuracy of your message. In addition to checking names, dates, and numbers, be sure that you have all of your facts straight and that any supporting details you have offered are accurate. Make sure there are no spelling errors: sign your letter. Your hand-written signature must appear (in ink) in the signature block of the letter. The lack of a signature will do more than simply annoy your reader. It demonstrates a lack of professionalism and a lack of attention to detail. More importantly, a signature is a legal endorsement of the letter"s contents and as such the signature adds legal weight to offers being made. The lack of a signature in such circumstances will create suspicion around your motives: follow accepted business letter style (locker pp.