Refusing Permission
Guidelines and Alternate Phrases
Begin on a neutral or positive note about the specific permission request.
Thank you for writing us about reprinting the newsletter column by Meg Whittier.
We appreciate your kind comments about Mark Hatter’s new book, Time and Tax.
We’re glad you enjoyed our editorial on creative penalties for drunk drivers.
Explain your reasons and then decline to give permission.
Mention any conditions under which you will reconsider.
If there were no fees involved in your workshops, we would be happy to grant such permission.
If the design is changed in later printings of your brochure, we will be happy to re-evaluate your request.
Reestablish rapport with a general goodwill statement.
Thank you for writing.
We wish you well in your training project.
Let us know if we can provide assistance in another way.
We appreciate your letting us know of your interest in the material, and we wish we could help.
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