In today’s advancement in science and technology, one of your loved ones or acquaintances still wants to experience real communication from you. It is real communication in a sense that she wants to touch communication. She wants to touch your handwriting. She wants to place her received handwriting on tables and mantles to show that you truly care about her. Sometimes, she does not want to receive E-welcome/greeting cards or E-mail. And certainly, she does not always want your voice mail messages. What she wants is a simple yet sweet personalized note. Learn the tips to effectively write personal notes to one of your loved ones or acquaintances.
- Make sure you have enough time to think before you write. Stop what you are doing at the moment and contemplate the things you want to say to the person you’re writing to. Make use of her first name and do not use ‘Dear” anymore. Simply write her first name in the salutation or better yet use her nickname if you know it.
- Connect through a significant event that is currently going on in her life. Like for example, if she has just adopted a new baby girl, you can congratulate her motherhood in beginning your personal note.
- You can also focus in her personal hobbies or weaknesses (like cooking, gardening, drinking, shopping or chocoholics) that you know.
- If you’ll be sending her a gift, explain the reason why you have bought it for her. Like for example, if you decided to give a “Vanille Café” by Pacfique, explain that you have bought it for her because its smell reminded you of the times the two of you sat at a coffee shop where you talked and she listened to all your troubles. Make her remember this in your personal note.
- In case she’s living in a different country far from yours, there is really no need for you to write often especially if you have no special message to give. Instead, you can send her an article about anyone close to her or a former college classmate. Be honest to tell her that you have no time or good reason to write, but you still want to have a personal bond through an article of her interest.
- Try to start your personal note with a quote as an ice breaker.
- Apply natural and real conversation. Avoid sounding dull, stiff and impersonal. Instead write your note in a way that you are normally saying it in front of her. Nevertheless, be aware not to come up with a “tacky” greeting if you are using the natural tone. That is why, as much as possible avoid using “sucks” as an adjective. Consult Thesaurus and dictionaries to choose a more creative adjective other than “sucks.”
- Use jokes if possible to begin your personal note. This is effective if you will be talking more of yourself rather than the person you intend to give your note to.
- Closing your personal note will depend on how much you know her. You can use “Love” but it sounds stiff and phony nowadays. So you can change it to “Luv.” It’s a lighter expression that is not too expressive but effective. Or it can be “Fondly,” or “Warmly,” or “Affectionate.” Whatever it is, be sure she likes and approves the closing in your personal note.
Follow these tips and soon you’ll experience real communication with one of your loved ones or acquaintances through writing a personal note.
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