3 Tips to Improve Email Writing in English Go Natural English
Hello, Awesome Go Natural English Learner!
In this episode, we're going to talk about email.
I bet you use email every single day and you need to know three things that you need to
do better for your English emails.
So, in this episode, I'm going to share those three things that you may not be doing yet,
three things that you can improve on to make your communication by email even better.
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So, let's talk about three things that you want to do for your emails.
Trust me, you want to do these things.
First of all, do not begin your email with "To Whom It May Concern;" or "Dear Sir/Ma'am".
Guys, find out the name of the person that you're writing to.
Use their name!
If you don't know their name, find out!
Seriously, even if it's a big company that you're writing to, find out that person's
name.
Do not use "Dear Sir or Ma'am".
While you might think it's respectful, it just looks spammy to the person you're writing
to.
If you say "To whom it may concern," same issue -- looks like spam, looks like you don't
care who you're writing to.
So, it's actually more respectful and more interesting to use the person's name, and
we usually use the person's first name, unless it's an extremely formal situation.
Then, we might say, "Hello, Mr. Smith," or "Hi, Mr. Smith," but it's really not in fashion
to say "Dear Sir or Ma'am" or "To whom it may concern".
So, please stop!
Okay, next, let's talk about being too formal or too casual.
So, on that note of sounding too formal, don't try to sound too formal.
An email should be somewhere in between.
So, you don't need to use academic vocabulary.
Try to use frequently used words, like you're talking to someone in a professional, respectful
way.
At the same time, don't make your email too casual.
One of the worst trends that I've seen lately is that people are treating email the same
way that they treat text messages or instant messages, like on Facebook or other social
media.
An email is not a text message!
Do not use shorthand, like -- what's a shorthand?
-- like "thx" for "thanks".
Oh my gosh!
Please spell out full words.
Email requires full spellings.
The extra five seconds that it might take you will be worth it because the person receiving
your email will see that you're a smart and respectful person.
Thank you!
Okay, so don't use "To whom it may concern" or "Dear Sir or Ma'am".
Spell out words.
Don't treat email like a text message.
And finally, be sure to proofread everything that you write.
This is something -- I mean, all of these tips are actually good for native English
speakers and also for English learners.
Definitely proofread everything that you've written before you click send.
I know there's some app or extension or something that you can add, I think, to Gmail that lets
you take an email back, like unsend it.
But it takes just a few extra seconds to proofread your email, so spare yourself the embarrassment
and just give yourself a few extra seconds to proofread what you've written.
And those are three tips.
Just use a normal greeting like "Hello, Gabby", for example, and don't be too formal or too
casual, and proofread your emails.
So, with those three tips, your emails are going to be better than ever and your communication
will improve and therefore, your opportunities, your relationships and your overall happiness
in your English speaking life is going to go through the roof!
It's going to improve, in other words.
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