BLOCK BUSINESS LETTER

Block Business Letter

Block Business Letter: ASSIGNMENT #2: BLOCK BUSINESS LETTER Due Week 4 and worth 150 points Choose one of the professional scenarios provided in Blackboard under the Student Center tab, or click here to view them in a new window.

Write a Block Business Letter from the perspective of company management. It must provide bad news to the recipient and follow the guidelines outlined in Chapter 7: Delivering Bad-News Messages in BCOM9 (pages 116-136).

The message should take the block business letter form from the posted example; however, you will submit your assignment to the online course shell.

The block business letter must adhere to the following requirements:

  1. Content:
    1. Address the communication issue from the scenario.
    2. Provide bad news from the company to the recipient.
    3. Concentrate on the facts of the situation and use either the inductive or deductive approach.
    4. Assume your recipient has previously requested a review of the situation via email, letter, or personal meeting with management.
  2. Format:
    1. Include the proper introductory elements (sender’s address, date, recipient’s address). You may create any details necessary in the introductory elements to complete the assignment.
    2. Provide an appropriate and professional greeting / salutation.
    3. Single space paragraphs and double space between paragraphs.
    4. Limit the letter to one page in length.
  3. Clarity / Mechanics:
    1. Focus on clarity, writing mechanics, and professional language/style requirements.
    2. Run spell/grammar check before submitting.

Your assignment must be typed, single-spaced within paragraphs/elements and double spaced between the paragraphs/elements, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Your professor may provide additional instructions.

Assignments must be submitted through the online course shell only.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  1. Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
  2. Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
  3. Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
  4. Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.

To download the assignment instructions provided above and assignment rubric, click here.

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Supermega Retail Company values you as our esteemed customer, and we appreciate doing business with you. Thank you for showing an interest in the newly launched computer. The company always ensures that the customers get the latest products to match the demands of their customers. However, on behalf of the company, I am writing to apologize about the cancellation of the computer pre order you requested late Friday evening.

The cancellation has been caused by a communication hitch between the website developer and the management. Paul, our website developer, was to set up a landing page with information about the product to help the interested clients learn more about it…

(500 words)

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