Exercise [Writing Professional Emails]

Exercise

1. Draft an email to the General Manager of Bharat Potteries, Aligarh Road, Bhavanipur telling him that most of the contents of the chinaware which you had ordered have reached you in damaged condition. Demand replacement or suitable compensation. Invent necessary details.

2. Write a letter declining the invitation to the Course Co-ordinator of National Academy of Defence Production who has invited you to deliver the guest lecture on “Interview Skills". Invent the necessary details.

3. Assume that you are the Marketing Manager for a professional hockey team. At present, you are concerned about the season-ticket sales for the coming season. They are well below sales compared to previous years and hence you plan to do something to improve the sales of season tickets for hockey match this time. Draft a sales letter to those 500 people who have bought season ticket for the match last year but not this year.

4. Draft a memo to prevent mass absenteeism in Workwell industries which has observed that a sizeable number of employees take leave on certain occasions such as mega music event, test cricket matches, and international film festivals. You as the Vice-President, Personnel feel that this mass absenteeism hampers the smooth functioning of the industry and affects the efficiency of the organisation. Appealing to the Divisional Heads of your organization to take suitable action to prevent such mass absenteeism. Draft a memo and send a copy to your Managing Director.

5. Ruchi Food Products Ltd. Noida has decided to provide internet surfing facilities to all its employees. As the Managing Director of this company, draft a memo to be circulated among all the Divisional Heads containing the information related to the location, number of computers with surfing facility, timings and other procedures.

6. Write an email to the candidate who has applied for the post of Mechanical Engineer in Skoda Automobile Manufacturing Company inviting her /him for an interview.