How to write a formal letter

I am enquiring about how to write a formal letter to your Hod requesting to conduct a workshop if you are an academic structure within a school and has functional rights ?

[thedaffodils]

Hi there,

I am not a teacher. Here's a link about How to Write Formal Letters in this BBS. Hope this helps.

http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/letter-writing.html#layout

[taghavi]

Please edit my letter:



Dear Mrs Brown

I am writing in response to your advertisement on hiring employees in the last issue of The NEWS.I'd like to ask a few questions if you dont mind.

I would be grateful if you could introduce to me the new qualifications in your company .I'd like to know about a list of main jobs .
I wondered if it possible for someone to have a single office.


I look forward to hearing from you
Yours sincearly
Leila Taghavi

[James Tierney]

Working with Italian students here in Milan I know writing skills are often the hardest to master. With intermediate students (B2 level) I've recently made good use of an interesting site I was introduced to. Have a look at
www.englishlanguagedownloads.com
Emphasis on letters of application, reports etc.

[kapr]

how do i open and close a formal letter?

[Searching for language]

Originally Posted by kapr

how do i open and close a formal letter?

Dear Sir/Madam:
or
To Whom It May Concern:

Yours truly,
Name, position, or Educational forms such as PhD, Dr. etc.
or
Sincerely yours,
Name, position or Educational forms such as PhD, Dr. etc.

Both ways are acceptable.

[ajay_vishvanathan]

use the following format for a formal letter....

From Address

Date

To Address

Subject:

Sir/Madam



BODY OF THE LETTER



Yours Faithfully/ Thanking You
XYZ

[amslam irzam]

i need to write to my son schoold teacher about gettting his grades posted on line on weekly basis how should i put my my thought into writting so i will look nice and not a complain

[awalk]

Is there a preferred format for writing formal request letters?

[Anglika]

Originally Posted by awalk

Is there a preferred format for writing formal request letters?

Have you read any of the preceding messages? - or checked out the link provided?

What sort of formal request is this? If you would prepare a sample letter and post it, someone will comment.