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CHAPTER 7
BUS 251
GOOD-NEWS AND NEUTRAL MESSAGES IN
BUSINESS
Messages that solve everyday business problems
• Requesting information
• Providing information
• Announcing good news
• Routine communication
DIRECT ORDER
GOOD NEWS + NEUTRAL MESSAGES
DIRECT ORDER
THE GENERAL DIRECT PLAN
Order acknowledgements-
• Use the direct order: begin by thanking the reader
for something specific (e.g., an order)
Directness and goodwill building in order
acknowledgements-
• Continue with your thanks or with further
information.
ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & OTHER
THANK-YOU MESSAGES
Tact in order acknowledgements-
• Use positive, tactful language to address vague
or delayed orders.
Strategies for other thank you messages-
• If appropriate, achieve a secondary goal (e.g.,
reselling or confirming a mutual understanding)
• Close with a goodwill-building comment,
adapted to the topic of the message.
DIRECT CLAIMS