The 10 C’s of Effective

Writing
• Complete
In writing business letters, it must be complete in terms of the
parts of the letters that must be include in the letter. A letter should have
complete information about what the sender wants to tell the receiver. It
should also answer the question WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and
HOW to be able to make good business letter.
• Correct
A letter should have correct information, spelling, grammar,
punctuation and structures. The parts and the format of the letter should
also be correct.
• Concise
In writing a letter, do not include extra or unnecessary information
that would make the receiver or reader to get confused.
• Coherent
The content of the letter must be in order for the reader to easily
understand it.
• Clear
It should show reliable and important information.
• Considerate
Maintain a professional tone to show respect to the receiver or
reader. Also do not use bossy words.
• Conversational
Use a language that the receiver or reader will surely understand.
• Concrete
In writing a letter, make sure that all important information should
be given and specific.
• Courteous
Maintain a polite tone.
• Credible
The content must be S.M.A.R.T stands for Specific, Measurable,
Attainable, Realistic, and Time Bound
The Writing Process
• Pre-writing (Brainstorming)
- getting your ideas down on a piece of paper
• Drafting
- organizing those ideas into a logical formal for your purpose,
topic and audience
• Revising
- revising or revisioning your text to improve the order, the
examples, the style, the tone
• Editing
- erasing and fixing all of the little errors that detract from your
writing
• Publishing
- a final finished product for all to seal