CONGRATULATION LETTER

CONGRATULATION LETTER
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What is a congratulatuon letter?
Congratulate someone’s specific achievement in life.
Show them how proud you are about their great achievement.
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Congratulation letter format:
Address & date
Saluation
Body
Closing
• Mentioning the specific occasion that has made you write the letter.
How to start a congratulation letter:
Informal:
- Words really fail to express my joy at the news of...
- Please accept my heariest congratulations on...
- Happy to congratulate you on...
- Lease convey my best wishes and congratulatios to...
- God bless you on this happy occasion...
More formal:
- I am greatly delighted to learn from your letter that ...
- It is a matter of great joy for all of us to hear from your respected father that ...
- With many thanks for the invitation, please accerpt my congratulation / best
wishes on this memorable occasion in your life.
- I am overjoyed to hear of...
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Containing praises and approvals regarding the achievement.
Giving wishes and hopes to the recipient.
How to close a letter of congratulation:
Informal:
- We all send your our heariest congratulations and best wishes.
- I am eagerly looking forward to joining you on this occasion.
- Please accept our heariest congratulations on your fine achievement.
More formal:
- Wish best wishes and good luck.
- Please accept my heariest congratulations and convey the same to dear ...
- Rest is all fine. Wish best wishes and kind regarsd.
- With all good wishes.
Congratulation letter writing tips:
Begin your congratulatory letter with the reason for congratulations directly. No use
besting around the bush while writing this letter.
Use words of praise and joy, but don’t overdo it, unless it’s a personal letter, because
the reader might misjudge your intentions.
Use the appropriate greetings and saluations while writing a professional letter. After
all, it is a form of business communication.
Use good stationery!right from the choice of paper to the ink, everything will show
whether you really mean the congratulation or not.