<![CDATA[MisterStroud.com - BIM]]>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:08:24 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Inside Address]]>Sat, 05 Oct 2019 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.misterstroud.com/bim/inside-addressPicture
This is the part of your letters that has all the information you possess to help the post office know where to deliver your snail mail and to whom.

The inside address can be a simple as 3 lines, but you should make it as complete as possible. It will include:
  1. Title  (Dr. Ms. Mrs. Mr. Rev. Sgt.   etc.)
  2. First and last names
  3. Job Title (if known)
  4. Department or Division name
  5. Company/Organization name
  6. Street address
  7. Street address line2 (if there is a building, apartment, or suite number)
  8. City, State code (TX for Texas)  and zip code
]]><![CDATA[Everyone Says College is Expensive...]]>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.misterstroud.com/bim/everyone-says-college-is-expensiveEveryone says college is expensive. You hear on the TV news that costs of higher education are rising faster than inflation, blah blah blah. How much does it actually cost? What does expensive mean in this situation?
  • College Data.com has a great article to help you understand what the cost of college includes. It's called What's the Price Tag for a College Education? The cost is not just the price of books, you know.
  • Here is a link to the website CollegeForAllTexans.com and this page lists all of the universities and community colleges in Texas, and gives average prices for tuition (resident AND non-resident pricing), books & supplies, living expenses, etc.
  • Did you notice a big difference between the price of tuition for Resident and Non-Resident students? What is the reason for this wild change in price?
  • Did you notice that the Community Colleges have 3 prices listed? One for "In District" Residents, one for "Out of District" Residents, and one for non-residents. If you are a Texan, which price would YOU pay?
  • Why is it so hard to find specific prices of Vocational schools?  I can't get any information about some cosmetology schools, automechanic schools, business schools, etc. until I fill out a form with my name address and phone number. Why do you think these schools require this information when other more traditional schools don't?
]]><![CDATA[What's Wrong With my Letter?]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:00:09 GMThttp://www.misterstroud.com/bim/whats-wrong-with-my-letterPicture
Full Block style letters. Nice. This example, however, needs some work. In fact, there are 8 distinct flaws. Yes, I know it is in Latin, not English. That helps us focus on the format, and not the content. Still need a hint? The font is too big. Giant print looks childish, and that is certainly not the impression we want others to get about us!

click here to open the PDF file of the Bad Sample.
]]><![CDATA[Full Block Letters]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:15:28 GMThttp://www.misterstroud.com/bim/full-block-lettersClick here to read the Project post about Full Block Format.

Got it? Prove it. Now you make one. Here is some gibberish text, and here are your instructions. (MS Word Docs)]]><![CDATA[Complaint Letter]]>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:11:08 GMThttp://www.misterstroud.com/bim/complaint-letterNow that you know how to create a solid letter in the full block style, put your skills into action. You have completed a self assessment of which of the 16 career clusters fit best to you at this stage of your life. You used the Arizona CIS system, and also the Choices Explorer program. 

Which website do you feel did the best job of figuring you out? Well then, complain about the other one. You will write a full block style letter to one of these two men, using the inside address information given, and tell him why you thought his competitor's product was better. Be polite, and use academic language- NO SLANG!

Make sure your format is flawless, then print it, sign it, and hand it in.]]>