Business English from All Ears English BE 333: When Should You Drop the Greeting in your Email Chains?
Nov 12, 2024
Discover the art of professional email etiquette with a focus on when to drop greetings in ongoing threads. Explore how context and relationships shape communication styles. Gain insights on organizing emails by topic for clarity and professionalism. Learn how to express nuanced ideas in English. Finally, delve into the impact of formality and relationship dynamics on greeting decisions, enhancing your workplace communication skills.
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Separate Email Chains
- Michelle has multiple email chains with someone for her husband's job, each covering a different topic.
- Lindsay also uses separate email chains per topic, recalling her co-founder's insistence on this practice for clarity.
Initial Greetings
- Always greet in the first email of a new chain, even when already engaged in another chain with the same person.
- Initiating an email without a greeting feels strange, especially in a new topic.
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