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

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...