How to Write Reference Letters: 35 Ready-to-Use Letters and Emails

by Dianna Booher

From time to time, your friends, relatives, and business associates will need you to write character references, letters of recommendation, introductions to business colleagues, reference letters to college admission boards and committees, and nominations for awards.

Writing that letter or email puts your friend, family member, or colleague in the limelight—and banks a favor for your own future. So don’t let that task of writing a great reference letter or email keep you from helping someone who can benefit greatly from your generous support.

Let us help you with guidelines, alternate phrases, and apology templates ready to personalize!

Make the reference letter writing process fast and easy with this professionally written package of ready-to-go recommendation and reference letters for friends or business associates. You’ll find letters and emails for these special

Types of Reference Letters and Emails and Recommendation Letters and
Supplying References for Students
Supplying References for Graduate School
Supplying References for Employees—Suitable
Supplying References for Employees—Unsuitable
Supplying Character References for Friends
Introducing Relative to Potential Employer
Nominating Candidate for Award/Recognition
Recommending Guest Speaker
Recommending Tenure
Requesting Job References
Requesting Personal Character References
Declining to Supply Character Reference
Declining to Supply Job References
Declining to Make an Introduction

How to Use These Example Reference Letters and Email Package
You have two
1. Download the PDF package and select the sample thank you letter you need. Then copy and paste it into Microsoft Word or any other word processor. Send it out.
2. Read samples to “get the flavor” of what the thank you letter or note should say. Then “pick and choose” sentences you like to use in composing your own thank you letter or note.

Total Number of 35
Total Number of Situations/ 20

If you need a reference letter quickly to do a favor for a friend or business associate––and you want to get the words just right without wasting valuable time––we can help you!!

Award-winning author of 49 books (published by Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books, Random House/Ballantine, McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Warner, and Thomas Nelson), Dianna Booher provides just the right words with these ready-to-go, business reference samples and character reference letters.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 31, 2012

About the author

Dianna Booher, MA, CSP, CPAE, is CEO of Booher Research Institute, Inc., a communication consulting and coaching firm.. She works with organizations to help them communicate clearly and with individuals to increase their influence through a strong personal presence--and sometimes with a published book!

She's the author of 49 books (translated into 62 foreign-language editions) and has published with Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books, Warner, Penguin Random House, McGraw-Hill, and Berrett-Koehler. Her latest books include:

-Faster, Fewer, Better Emails: Manager the Volume, Reduce the Stress, Love the Results

- Communicate Like a Leader: Connect Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done

- What More Can I Say?: Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It

- Creating Personal Presence:
Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader

- Communicate with Confidence:
How to Say it Right the First Time and Every Time
(Revised and Expanded Edition 2011)

- The Voice of Authority:
10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know

- Booher’s Rules of Business Grammar:
101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors

- Speak with Confidence:
Powerful Presentations That Inform, Inspire, and Persuade

- E-Writing: 21st-Century Tools for Effective Communication

- From Contact to Contract:
496 Proven Sales Tips to Generate More Leads, Close More Deals, Exceed Your Goals, and Make More Money

- Your Signature Work:
Creating Excellence and Influencing Others at Work

Dianna has been interviewed by Good Morning America, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, FOX, CNN, CNBC, National Public Radio, Dr. Laura Radio Show, Washington Post, New York Newsday, Bloomberg, Boardroom Reports, Investor’s Business Daily, Industry Week, Success, and Entrepreneur, among other national radio, TV, and newspapers.

Her work has also won its share of recognition. Several titles have been major book club selections, and others have won national industry awards:
-American Library Association: Best Young -Adult Non-Fiction of the Year
-Executive Soundview Summaries: Best --Business Book of the Decade
--Axiom Award Silver Medal (2018)
--Richtopia's Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World (2017, 2018)
-New York Film Festival—Cindy Award (nominee) (Corporate Training Division)
-Newbridge Executive Book Club—Main Selection
-Macmillan Executive Book Club Selection
-Fortune Book Club Selection
-Writers Digest Book Club Selection
-Business Week Book Club
-Book-of-the-Month Club (alternate selection)
-Money Book Club