52 11.9 Additional Resources
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Visit NetLingo (opens in a new window) for some common texting abbreviations.
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) (opens in a new window) at Purdue University includes an area on e-mail etiquette.
Shea’s Netiquette online (opens in a new window) is another useful source.
The New York Times blog “Gadgetwise: Getting Smart About Personal Technology” (opens in a new window) discusses an ever-changing variety of questions related to netiquette.
The OWL at Purdue also includes pages on memo writing and a sample memo.
- Resource 1 (opens in a new window)
- Resource 2 (opens in a new window)
For 642 sample letters, from cover letters to complaints, visit the 4hb site (opens in a new window).
Visit this Negotiations.com page for information on writing a request for proposal, quotation, and information.
Visit this site (opens in a new window) for additional proposal writing tips.
TechSoup offers a sample Request for Proposal (opens in a new window).
Your online profile counts as much as your résumé. Read about it (opens in a new window) on the NPR site.
Read a Forbes article on “Ten Ways to Torpedo Your Sales Pitch” (opens in a new window).
Direct mail and other sales copy written by Susanna Hutcheson. http://www.powerwriting.com/port.html
Visit this site for tips on how to write a public service announcement (PSA) (opens in a new window)
The National Institute of Justice provides guidelines on writing a PSA (opens in a new window).
The AdCouncil provides a range of examples (opens in a new window).
