Official Corespondence

What are the purposes of business emails?

• They help you market products

• They help you communicate effectively with peers, subordinates and superiors, clients

• They help you schmooze and get promotions

• They help you manage complaints and provide support to the company, clients and colleagues

What are the "do's" of writing emails?

• Include seperate paragraphs

• Be mindful of who you're talking to - whether you know the person or not

• Always include opening and closing remarks

• Exclude your signature

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What are the "don'ts" of writing emails?

• Include a subject of the email

• Start the email directly

• End the email abruptly

• Leave out your name and details

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these sentences are useful for writing business emails?

• "Talk to you soon."

• "I look forward to hearing from you."

• "I can't wait to meet you."

• "I sincerely thank you for taking my request into consideration."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of these are proper closing remarks for business communication?

• xoxo

• Yours truly

• Yours sincerely

• All the best

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Are business emails long?

• Yes, they need to be very comprehensive and long.

• No, they are usually short and concise.