Email Etiquette

What is "email etiquette"?

• written or spoken communication

• your attitude toward the subject

• an established set of guidelines and expectations for how people should communicate electronically

• an opening or greeting

Email and electronic communication is a part of our personal, academic, and professional lives.

• true

• false

Maintaining proper email etiquette will help get your message across ineffectively and inappropriately.

• true

• false

Select all of the reasons below you might email a teacher for an appropriate purpose.

• to ask about an assignment

• to question a grade

• to send them a funny YouTube video

• to request further clarification about an assignment

Select all of the things below you should do when electronically communicating with a teacher.

• use all capital letters

• include your name

• give the email a subject

• use texting language

Select all of the things below you should NOT do when electronically communicating with a teacher.

• you should not use slang or informal language

• you should not be aggressive and defensive

• you should not make demands

• you should not sign your name

The formatting of your email is the first impression the receiver of the email will have.

• true

• false

Proper formatting of your email will give the recipient a good first impression.

• true

• false

Your email should always include (select all that apply):

• a subject

• a salutation

• a picture

• slang

The recipient of the email should have to read the whole email to have an idea what the email message is about.

• true

• false