EMAIL ETIQUETTE 101

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by Marissa Rockthunder-Kay9 views·Updated Mar 31, 2021
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  1. a students to have questions is to be expected where
  2. encouraged to ask all the questions that can.
  3. If you're in lecture and you don't quite understand the
  4. content, I strongly encourage you to raise that hand because
  5. more often than not, you are not the only student
  6. who was wondering the exact same thing.
  7. I know it can be a bit scary, even a
  8. little bit intimidating.
  9. Maybe you're just shy.
  10. We've all been there.
  11. Trust me.
  12. As students, we know how you feel.
  13. But asking questions not only benefits you the benefits to
  14. classmates as well.
  15. It also lets you professors know that you're taking responsibility
  16. for your education.
  17. We are paying a lot of money for it.
  18. If this isn't for you and you would like to
  19. write an email, do not worry.
  20. I have got you covered in that area, too.
  21. It's so helpful to know how to properly write an
  22. email, and it's also good practice for when we start
  23. our future careers.
  24. Email advocate one a one I would like to start
  25. by asking you all to please be patient when waiting
  26. for a response from your professors.
  27. Keep in mind that you could only be one student
  28. out of 50 in your class, so I'm proud to
  29. teach more than one class per day.
  30. I don't know about you, but for me, that would
  31. be a lot of emails.
  32. Okay, so let's get started.
  33. How to properly format an email?
  34. Starting off the email, we use steps 12 and three.
  35. Dear Professor blink.
  36. Pay attention to how your professor prefers to be addressed.
  37. They will usually tell you their preference in the beginning
  38. of the semester.
  39. I have personally written emails such as Dear Professor So
  40. and So or Dear Dr Blank Even good morning.
  41. And certainly here it's respectful to refer to another by
  42. their preference Step Number four, a line that recognizes our
  43. common humanity.
  44. I hope you're enjoying this beautiful weather.
  45. We are having Step number five here.
  46. You're going to want to introduce yourself.
  47. It's a good idea to state the date and time
  48. that you take this class.
  49. For example, my name is Beth.
  50. I attended Monday Wednesday Friday class from 1 30 to
  51. 2:15 p.m. Number six.
  52. The body of your email state your issue short and
  53. sweet. If you have checked other resources feel free to
  54. add that in as well.
  55. This would be step number seven.
  56. All right.
  57. Step number eight.
  58. Ask your question.
  59. Stay your issue.
  60. Easy. Peasy for step number nine.
  61. This is the action I would like you to take.
  62. Really? Depends on your situation.
  63. Step number nine can easily be changed to I look
  64. forward to hearing from you soon or thank you for
  65. your attention to this matter.
  66. Now we move on to the 10th and final step
  67. ending the email What works for me If I have
  68. a great rest of your day or the good old
  69. Sincerely insert your name and we are done.
  70. I hope this device helps you when you're