letter-of-introduction

Letterofintroduction•Whendoweneedtowritealetterofintroduction?•Wewriteanintroductoryletterwhenwewanttoasktheaddresseetoreceiveandhelpathirdpersonanditcanbeissuedbyorganizationsorindividuals.•Feature:•short,concise,honestSteps:Privateintroductionletter:therelationbetweenyouandthepersontherequirementofthepersonthegreetingandthankstothereceiverSampleofaprivateletterofintroductionDearTony,ThisletterwillintroducemybestfriendMaryBrownofwhomyou’veoftenheardmemention.SheisgoingtobeinWashingtonD.C.nextmonthtolecture.Iwantverymuchtohavehermeetyouthere.Andthisseemslikeanexcellentchanceforyoutomeeteachother.Ithinkbothofyouwillhavealotincommon.SofarasIknow,youbothareinterestedinmodernliterature.Onceyoumeether,youwillreallyenjoyhercompany.Anykindnesstoherwillbedulyappreciatedbyme.Yoursaffectionately,×××Officialintroductoryletter:ThenameofthepersontobeintroducedTheresumeofthepersonindetail(orthebusinesstobedone)ThehopeandthanksDearMr./Mrs.,ThisistointroduceMr.FrankJones,ournewmarketingspecialistwhowillbeinLondonfromApril5tomidAprilonbusiness.WeshallappreciateanyhelpyoucangiveMr.Jonesandwillalwaysbehappytoreciprocate.WearepleasedtointroduceMr.WangYou,ourimportmanagerofTextilesDepartment.Mr.Wangisspendingthreeweeksinyourcitytodevelopourbusinesswithchiefmanufacturesandtomakepurchasesofdecorativefabricsforthecomingseason.Weshallbemostgratefulifyouwillintroducehimtoreliablemanufacturersandgivehimanyhelporadvicehemayneed.•Patterns:①ThiswillintroduceMr.Foxtoyou②IampleasedtointroduceMr.Foxtoyou③ItakepleasureinintroducingMr.…toyou④Thebearerofthisnote,Mr.Smith,isentrustedwiththetaskofestablishingnewbusinessconnection⑤IamgivingthislettertoMr.William,agoodfriendofmine,whoisgoingto…onbusiness.⑥Thisistointroducetoyouthebearerofthisletter,MissBlack,myoldfriend,whoisgoingtovisitLondon.⑦Thepurposeofthisletteristointroducemyselfas…⑧Tosetupameetingforthisatyourconvenience,Iproposetocallyourofficebytheendofthisweek.⑨Itismyhopethatwewillbeabletoarrangetomeetatyourofficebeforetheendofthismonth.⑩Ilookforwardtomeetingwithyouandlearningmoreaboutyourcompanyinthenearfuture.11)Thisletterwillintroduceournewtechnologymanager,WangChanghai,whowillbecallingyouwithquestionsaboutyourtechnologyneeds.12)IappreciateyourtakingthetimetoanswerMr.Wang’squestions.13)Oneofmyformercolleagues,LiuFan,isgoingtoyourcityshortlytoopenaliaisonofficethereforhiscompany14)ThankyouforwhateveryoumaybeabletodoforMs.Caswell.15)Iamverypleasedtobewritingthislettertobringyoutwotogether.16)Ihavegivenhimyourbusinessaddressandtoldhimhecouldcallonyouforassistanceincaseofneed.17)Ourfriends,EllenandThomasGibbon,aremovingtoJeffersonlaterthismonth,andIimmediatelythoughtofyou.Samples:Nov.1,2003DearMike,Ihavethegreatpleasuretointroducetoyouthebearerofthisletter,Mr.Green,asalesmanagerofABCSoftwareCo.,Ltd.Heisapersonalfriendofmineandisvisitingyourcitytomakeamarketinvestigation.Ishallbemuchobligedifyoucouldgivehimthebenefitsofyouradviceandexperiences.Yoursfaithfully,JohnOfficialoneSeptember2,2004ToWhomItMayConcern,ThisistointroduceMr.LiBinandHuJunwhoaretomakeaninvestigationofXuDashan’sfamilyconditiononourinstructions.Weshouldesteeminagreatfavorifyouwouldaffordthemthenecessaryinformation.WithhighrespectZhongshanUniversityJuly29,2007DearCordonandMadeline,Somegoodfriendsofours,NinaandCharlesMarsden,willbeinSeattleAugust18toSeptember1.Iusuallyhesitatetoputstrangersintouchwitheachotherbecauseitdoesn’tseemtoworkout.Butinthiscase,Ihaveafeelingyouwouldenjoymeetingthem.TheyarebothofficersoftheMidwestAppalosaConferenceandareinterestedinarrangingreciprocalshowswithgroupsfromoutsidetheMidwest.I’vementionedthatI’dbewritingyou,butaddedthatyouarebusyandmaynotevenbeintownduringthelastpartofAugust,sothereiscertainlynoobligationtocallthem.If,however,youhavetimeandthinkyou’dliketomeetthem,they’llbestayingattheHorseshoeInnonMurrayRoad.Hopefullyyoucanenjoythemeeting!Allourbest,EdwinPractice:Directions:OneofyourclassmatesandfriendsLiFangwillgotoauniversityinNewYorktostudyforseveralmonths.PleasewritealettertoyourAmericanfriendMrs.MarkinNewYorkandintroduceLiFangtoher.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsanddonotneedtowritetheaddress.DearMrs.Mark，IamgivingMissFangLi,aclassmateofmine,thisnoteofintroductiontoyouandMr.Mark,whenshegoestovisitNewYorkCity.MissLiismygoodfriend.Sheisinvitedbyauniversitytostudythereforafewmonths.Sheisakindyounglady.Ibelieveyouwillenjoymeetingandknowingeachotherandbecomefriends.Itismyhopethatyouwillkindlyinvitehertostayinyourhouseforafewdays.KindregardsVeryaffectionately,×××Directions:oneofyourfriendsMaryBrownisgoingtoenterMr.Johnson’sschoolafterhergraduation.WritealettertoMr.Johnsontointroduceher.Yourlettershouldbenolessthan100words.Youdon’tneedtowritetheaddress.Don’tsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter,useEmmainstead.DearMr.Johnson,ItakegreatpleasureinintroducingMaryBrownoneofmyclassmatesandbestfriendstoyou.Sheisgoingtopursuehereducationasapostgraduateinyouruniversityafterhergraduationhere.SheandIhadlivedandstudiedtogetherforfouryears.Nofrienddeservessomuchloveandrespectasshedoes.Nowthatwehavefinishe