How to Coach Yourself and Others How to Influence, Persuade and Motivate | Seite 496

Persuasive Letters – Examples
Dear Sir,
My friends and I love skating and we are thrilled to bits that the council are
thinking of building us a skate park. Until now we’ve had nowhere to go, only
pavements and steps where we have to be careful not to bump into pedestrians. It
would be fantastic to have proper ramps, half pipes and rails designed especially
for skateboards.
I can’t wait to have somewhere I can meet up with my friends and a place where I
can watch more experienced skaters and learn from them. I know that if I can
practise every day, my skills will really improve and my dream of becoming a
‘pro’ might actually come true.
That is why I’d much rather be out skating than stuck indoors in front of the TV.
Keeping fit is really important these days. I don’t want to become one of these
obese teenagers that get no exercise. I’m sure that if we had a skate park many
more young people would take up this sport.
Yours sincerely
Dear Sir,
I cannot believe that Craven Pond is going to be filled in! Don’t people realise that
hundreds of different kinds of birds, amphibians, insects and fish live here? What
will happen to them if their habitat is taken away? We all know that natural
habitats are disappearing at a worrying rate. It is our duty to preserve as many of
these as we can.
Adults are always telling us that we should use our time productively. My friends
and I have spent many weekends and summer evenings studying and cataloguing
the wildlife of this pond. If Craven Pond is filled in we will be forced to hang about
the streets because there will be nothing to occupy our time. Is that what the adults
want?
Yours sincerely

496