80 WPM Dictation: Business Letter Passage
An 80 WPM business correspondence dictation passage. Professional vocabulary and formal sentence structures typical of office work.
About This Dictation
This passage uses business vocabulary appropriate for office stenographers. It is graded at 80 WPM with professional sentence structures.
Instructions
- Review the passage preview once before dictation
- Write at 80 WPM without stopping
- Transcribe immediately after
- Allow no more than 5 minutes for transcription
Passage Text
“Dear Sir, I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the fifth of November. We have carefully considered your proposal regarding the supply of stationery materials to our office. After due deliberation with our purchase committee, we are pleased to inform you that your tender has been accepted. Kindly send us a detailed invoice at your earliest convenience. We require delivery of the goods by the fifteenth of this month without fail. Thanking you in anticipation of your prompt response. Yours faithfully.”
Word Count: ~95 words | Time: ~1 minute 11 seconds at 80 WPM
Phrases to Drill
These phrases appear frequently in business dictation:
- “with reference to” — standard phrase abbreviation
- “at your earliest convenience” — learn this as a phrase
- “in anticipation of” — common formal closing
- “Yours faithfully” — always use standard abbreviation
Common Errors in Business Dictation
- Missing technical terms or proper nouns
- Date formats — “fifth of November” vs “5th November”
- Formal phrases that differ from casual speech patterns
Practice this passage until you can transcribe it with less than 2% error rate before moving to 100 WPM material.