Relatives, friends, acquaintances are those on whose support you can always count on. But what if you have to contact a stranger, and besides, not personally, but through a letter? In this case, politeness and the correct approach to composing the message will help out.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a message based on the age of the person you are writing to. It is customary to address a child under 16 years of age with “you”; when communicating with a stranger older than this age, the rules of good manners require the use of the pronoun “you”. At the same time, it is quite permissible to call a young man or girl by name without a patronymic, for example, "I know, Alexander, that you …" or "I decided to write to you, Natasha …". A middle-aged and older person is addressed by name and patronymic. If the letter is official and addressed to an official, regardless of age, call him by name and patronymic.
Step 2
At the beginning of your email, greet the recipient politely. If a person does not belong to any particular culture, the traditional "hello", "hello" is suitable for greeting. Be attentive to the use of epithets such as "dear", "dear" - in a letter to a stranger, they are often inappropriate.
Step 3
Introduce yourself, give some information about yourself.
Step 4
Briefly summarize the essence of your letter. Inform the addressee that you want to tell him something, ask for something or apologize for something. For example, “I think it will be interesting for you to know that you have relatives in Belarus” or “Circumstances force me to ask you for help.”
Step 5
State the information you want to convey to the addressee. Try to write concisely, avoid ambiguous phrases and expressions: the person does not know you, does not know what to expect from you, so there is a possibility of being misunderstood.
Step 6
At the end of the letter, specifically formulate your request or wish so that the addressee has no doubts about what you still want from him. If you make a request, please include an apology for the inconvenience.
Step 7
Say goodbye politely. Thank you for your attention to your message.
Step 8
Re-read the written letter, make the necessary corrections.
