Why should I reply in time after receiving the invitation?

When people are happy, they always celebrate with great fanfare and solemnly invite friends and relatives to share their joy. Awards ceremony, foundation laying ceremony, large-scale party ... When people hold various grand ceremonies, they will invite people in the industry and celebrities to show their strength. When people receive invitations from others, they will also receive invitations. Invitations express the host's respect and enthusiasm for the invitees, as well as their sincerity and expectations. Therefore, after receiving the invitation, you must reply in time, don't disappoint the host's painstaking efforts, and don't ruin your good image in the other party's mind because of etiquette mistakes.

The sooner you reply, the better.

Some invitations are issued for private activities, while others come from business or official activities. Some people send invitations to express friendship and let you share their joy, while others send invitations to publicize and make their activities more colorful. In any case, the poster must have been carefully thought out and screened when drawing up the guest list. We are glad to receive the invitation. Therefore, no matter what the host of the invitation has to do with you, no matter what the content of the invitation is, no matter whether you attend or not, we will reply as soon as possible. The inviter is usually prepared that "all the guests may not be able to keep the appointment", and it is not rude to refuse the invitation. It is disrespectful to the inviter to refuse to attend but not reply in time.

The important and urgent ones should be answered within 3 days, and the unimportant ones that need to be arranged by themselves should not exceed one week at the latest. If you only need to refuse to reply when explaining the invitation, you should reply in time according to your own decision. If the time limit for reply is indicated on the invitation letter received, you must reply within the specified time limit.

Zhou Fu started a new company, invited many friends and colleagues to his opening ceremony and sent dozens of invitations. Zhang Kai, a colleague of Zhou Fu, also received the invitation letter, only to see that it said, "Please reply within three days." Zhang Kai and Zhou Fu have always had a good relationship. After receiving the invitation, they were very happy and decided to attend. Unfortunately, Zhang Kai was very busy on the day he received the invitation. He received the invitation during the day. After reading it, he put it in the drawer and continued to work overtime. It's late at night after work. The next day, something new happened in Zhang Kai. He was so busy that he forgot the invitation. Without waiting for Zhang Kai's answer, Zhou Fu thought, "Is it because he lost money in business some time ago that I thought I was laughing at him for sending invitations? How stingy! Forget it, don't come! " So Zhou Fu dismissed the idea of calling Zhang Kai. On the fourth morning, Zhang Kai suddenly remembered Zhou Fu's invitation and flipped through it. He called Zhou Fu and said, "Oh, Lao Zhou, I'm so sorry. I am very busy these days. I will open next Monday, right? " I have to go! I have to go! "Although Zhou Fu said there was nothing wrong, he never looked down on Zhang Kai.

Generally speaking, the host should prepare the activity according to the reply of the invitation letter. If you don't reply in time after receiving the invitation, the host can't make proper arrangements. If many guests don't reply in time, the host will have too much unnecessary trouble. If you don't even reply to the invitation marked "Please reply", the host who sent the invitation will probably never welcome you again.

Reply appropriately, everyone is happy.

Appropriate form. Sometimes, although we didn't receive the invitation, we also received the invitation information. Answering all kinds of invitations depends on its form. If someone verbally informs you to attend his weekend party, you can reply verbally. If the other party uses a note instead of an invitation, you can reply to the other party with a note. If the other party sends an email, you can reply. If the other party asks someone to send you a formal invitation, then you should also reply to the other party with a formal card. It would be great if the invitation is accompanied by a reply card that needs to be sent back. Just reply and send it back as required. In short, we should reply to the invitation in the same way as possible.

Well-phrased. After receiving the invitation, we will see whether our arrangement conflicts with it, whether we want to go or not. If you want to go to an appointment, if you need permission for the invitation, whether to bring a partner or not, and how many people to bring, you should think about it and reply together. In order to ensure that the other party receives your reply in time, you should also leave your most effective contact information in the reply.

When replying to the invitation in writing, the wording should be rigorous and polite, at least not lower than the wording of the invitation in terms of person, tone, signature, etc., and should conform to the norms. Don't forget one thing: in the reply of accepting the invitation, check the time and place with the other party and ask the other party to tell you the detailed route if necessary.

If you decide to accept the invitation of the activity specified in the invitation letter, you should further clarify the nature and content of the activity. If the dress code or other specific requirements are specified in the invitation, you must make full preparations to show your attention and respect for the other party.

For ordinary cocktail parties, entertainment and advertising invitations that we don't have time to attend or don't want to attend, we can refuse as appropriate. But be polite even if you refuse. Especially for business and official invitations, don't be perfunctory on the grounds of meeting friends, traveling and other private matters, so that the other party will think that you lack the spirit of sincere cooperation and enthusiasm for work.

Jin Ming, the head of the history department of a university, sent an invitation to a famous foreign professor to attend a local seminar. The professor was very interested in the archaeological problems mentioned by the other party. He just had no other plans at the corresponding time and quickly agreed. After receiving the reply, a university quickly publicized it in the whole school and academic circles, saying that the professor would attend the seminar in the future. On the third day after the professor replied to accept the invitation, he received an invitation from abroad to participate in a world-class archaeological research report, at which many world-famous archaeologists appeared. The professor has been expecting such a report for a long time. After careful consideration, the professor sent a letter of apology to domestic universities, which read as follows:

Dear Mr. Jin Ming,

I sincerely apologize to you and all the people who attended the seminar, because I will go abroad to attend an important professional report in the near future, which is of great significance to the development of archaeological research in China. Therefore, I can't attend your seminar on time. I'm deeply sorry about this, and I hope I can participate in this kind of activity in your school next time. Please forgive me and thank you.

Jin Ming understood the professor's feelings, accepted the professor's apology and apologized to the public in time.

Usually, you can't stand up after accepting an invitation. If you accept an invitation, but soon you receive a more important invitation, or an unexpected event, such as a distinguished guest's visit, yourself or your family's illness, temporary business trip ... unexpected things prevent you from attending on time. In this case, you should choose your words carefully and make a solemn apology to the host of the invitation you accepted. If it is a private party, you can ask others to send gifts to express your apologies and blessings.