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...
David White is an Australian English teacher who has been living in Peru since 2001. In partnership with his wife Claudia, they are the owners of ¨English For You Language Institute´, an institute that specializes in the teaching of all levels of English from Basic (A1) to Advanced (C2) including international exam preparation. They are also the owners of ELT Educational Services and David is also the Headmaster of the American School, a respected bilingual ib school in Northern Peru.