| Sample 29: | Persuasive Request for a Favor Based on Friendship |
| Letterhead for internal correspondence | Thompson Steel
Human Resources Center
1900 Banning Road Bethlehem, PA 18015 215/555-6164, Ext. 2024 |
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| Use the relationship to pace the reader's expectation. | I'd appreciate it, Jack, if you'd present the training package for me at our November staff meeting.
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| Lead the reader and blend outcomes by providing the reason for the request. | My nephew Tim, whom you met last Christmas at my house, will be getting married in November, and I'd like to be there. The only major item on my calendar that can't be rescheduled is presenting the training package. Will you do it for me? | |||||||||
| Motivate by making the action seem easy. A small commitment (lunch) may lead to the larger commitment. | I will, of course, have the materials ready and organized for easy presentation. Shall we discuss it over lunch on the 10th? Please give me a call to let me know. |
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