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Wording Thank
You Notes
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| Wording thank you notes
can be very difficult. It’s
a big challenge to express what you feel in just a few words. It's
important to know how to write a thank you note properly.
Thank you
notes are a proper way to express gratitude, encourage friendship
and foster goodwill.
You can write it as a thank you note, a
thank you letter or a thank you card.
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Pick whatever works best for you.
The key is to write and personalize your thank you.Here are a few tips,
including some sample thank you notes.
Keep
it simple. Try
to use no more than one adjective per sentence. In other words, say
what you
need to say without gushing. You don’t need to use every synonym of the
word
“good” to describe your friend.
Simple:
Thank you for the
gift you brought to my party on
the 15th. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. (no
adjectives)
Better: Thank you for the
wonderful gift you brought to my
party on the 15th. I appreciate your
thoughtfulness. (one adjective)
Uh, Oh: Thank you for the
charming and wonderful gift you
brought to my party on the 15th. It’s so amazing
and delightful. I
appreciate your thoughtfulness and constant attentions. (Take out the
middle
sentence and maybe its okay.)
Keep
it real. Don’t
try thank you note wording as though the kind act was bigger than it was. If you overinflate
what
you write, it devalues the sentiment.
Simple: Thank you for
your help at Robbie’s birthday party.Better: Thank you for
coming to Robbie’s birthday party and
taking pictures for me. I really love the shots you took.
Uh, Oh: Thank you for
coming to Robbie’s birthday party and
taking pictures for me. I really love the shots you took. Those
pictures mean
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Keep
it personal.
Don’t just say what you are thankful for, write why you are thankful
for it.
Simple: Thank you for
taking the time to help me at Robbie’s
party.
Better: I know you have a
busy schedule, and I appreciate
the time you took to help me at Robbie’s party.
Simple: Thank you for the
gift. It’s great. (Makes the
reader think you don’t have a clue what the gift was. You’re just
writing this thank
you note because your mom is making you write it.)
Better: Thank you for the
fire extinguisher. It's good to have one on hand. (A simple and better way to wording thank you notes.)
Keep
it appropriate.
Stay focused. If you’re writing about a gift, write about the gift.
Don’t write
superfluous information into your thank you card.
Simple: Thank you for the
flowers.
Better: Thank you for the
flowers. They brighten the room
and make me smile each time I see them.
Uh, Oh: Thank you for the
flowers. I’ve been so busy and
things are hectic I’m going crazy right now. The flowers smell great.
And
they’re pretty. Life is crazy right now and it was nice of you to think
of me.
Wording thank you notes
can be challenging, but the only
sure way to do it wrong, is to not write it at all.
Of course, everything I
said about not overdoing the card
does not apply if your thank you card is for something truly amazing:
like your
friend who threw a party for your child because you were too sick with
chemo,
and then documented it with video and scrapbooked pages.
Sometimes, you really
can’t say enough good things about.
And, those times, you need something more than just a simple card. Go
ahead and
write a letter and send a box of chocolates. But, the letter will mean
more
than the chocolates.
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No matter how you write it, a thank you note will never mean anything unless you write it down and send it.
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