The English teachers voice

  For most of us, email is the most common form of business and personal communication so it’s important to get it right. Although emails usually aren’t as formal as letters, they still need to be professional to present a good impression. How to write a formal email Follow these five simple steps to make sure your English emails are perfectly professional. 1.      Begin with a greeting 2.      Thank the recipient 3.      State your purpose 4.      Add your closing remarks 5.      End with a closing 1.      Begin with a greeting Always open your email with a greeting, such as  “Dear David” . If your relationship with the reader is formal, use their family name (eg.  “Dear Mr. White” ). If the relationship is more casual, you can simply say,  “Hi Claudia” . If you don’t know the name of the person you are writing to, use:  “To whom it may c...