영어로 이메일 보내기, DOs and DON'Ts in Professional Email

 

비즈니스 이메일인 경우를 가정하자.

어차피 친한 사이에는 메일 안보낸다.ㅎ

 

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DO's

 

1. Use your work email

보통의 자신 개인 계정을 이메일로 쓰기보다는 회사 계정, 자기 소속기관 계정을 쓰는 것이 좋다.

 

2. four components of email

-Subject Line

It means that providing topic of the email and get readers mind's focus.

It should be specific and clear as possible as you can.

 

-Greeting

It should be formal not familiar.

You should be care about gender. It is one of mistakes people usually make.

ex) Dear Sir, Dear Madam will work.

ex) To Whom It May Concern, (case of group mail)

If you are not sure about it, you can use position like Professor.

 

-Email Text

It has all nessary details.

It is your purpose of sending the email.

Always add "Words of Thanks"

 

-Closing

keep it short and simple.

use these expression

"Regards"

"Best Regards"

 

Add Signature

-Full name

-Telephone number

 

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All culture has own way to communicate with people. 

you should care how does it make them feel when they read my email.

 

 

DON'Ts

 

1. Don't forget writing basics

-Spell check

-Grammar

-Punctuation

-Capitalizaion'

 

2. Don't write too long email.

Only include essential details

Remain brief.

It is recommended that one pragraph has 3 or 4 sentences long.

If you ask reader to do something, the number of requests is better 1 or 2.

 

 

3. Don't Complain or Blame

If you don't intend to, It sounds like that. 

 

4. Don't send email to your reader until you have written it and checked it over

You have to read and check then you can send it.