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Effective Email Writing Guide

The document discusses the importance of email writing as a primary form of communication in modern society, highlighting its advantages such as cost-effectiveness and speed. It outlines the different types of emails (formal, informal, and semi-formal) and the essential elements that should be included in an email. Additionally, it addresses the disadvantages of email, including the need for internet access and the risk of viruses and junk emails.

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Effective Email Writing Guide

The document discusses the importance of email writing as a primary form of communication in modern society, highlighting its advantages such as cost-effectiveness and speed. It outlines the different types of emails (formal, informal, and semi-formal) and the essential elements that should be included in an email. Additionally, it addresses the disadvantages of email, including the need for internet access and the risk of viruses and junk emails.

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Writing Emails

Rama ehab moustafa


Dr: Ahmed Hosni
Writing Emails
Introduction
In today's world, email is the most common form of
communication. Email writing helps us to get the solution
instantaneously. Email writing involves composing, sending,
storing and receiving messages over an electronic
communication system . An email stands for an electronic
mail. Email writing is preferred over other forms of
communication as it is cheaper and faster, write a polished,
professional email is now a critical skill both in college and the
workplace .
Formal: Informal:
• Written to a professor, • Written to friends and family
colleague, boss, etc. • Accuracy and grammar (spelling
• Must always be and punctuation) are not important
professional • You can make up your own rules

Semi-Formal Email
• An email written for a colleague or
a team-mate within a project
comes under this category.
The language used is simple,
friendly, and casual. Modesty and
dignity must be maintained.
Greeting / Salutation

Elements of Closing

Mail Writing Attachments


From
Mail writing either formal or Subject
informal has some elements. A TO
basic mail must
include these elements for a Bcc
clear understanding. These Cc
elements are
Signature Line

Main body
 From
• This is the place that shows the name of the person sending the
THE
mail.
 To
FORMT
 • This shows the name of the recipient.
 Cc
OF
 • It stands for carbon Copy. It is that portion of the mail that is
used to send the same mail to other individuals. The email ids of
MAIL
other individuals are visible to all.
 Bcc
WRITIG:
 It stands for Blind Carbon Copy. It is that portion of the mail
which is used to send the same mail to other individuals without
showing their ids.
Advantages of Email Writing
-It is a cheaper form of communication.
-Email helps to contact or send
information to a large group of people.
-It provides a written record of the
communication.
-Email writing is an instantaneous form
of communication.
-It can be used anytime and anywhere
Disadvantages of Email Writing

-We need to have the internet to receive or


send email.
-Viruses are easily spread via email
attachments.
-One can get many junk emails.
-There is no guarantee if the reader reads the
email or not.
-The details can be used for identity theft.
• Email
structure:
• Samples:
[Link]

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