Joanne Reilly 
English Academy
 

You've decided on the subject, and you've addressed the recipient with an appropriate greeting. Now you need to write what you want to say. Top tip: Read, read and read again. Spell check is a great tool, but it won't tell you if you've used a word in the wrong context. Look at the following example: "We only have one change to get this write ." All the words are spelled correctly, but the sentence is not correct. It should say: "We only have one chance to get this right ."

The subject of your email should be clear . Before the reader opens your mail they will want to know what it is about. The clearer you make this, the more chance your email will have of being opened in a busy inbox. Be polite . This might seem a strange thing to say about an email subject, but if you use capital letters it will appear impolite. Avoid abbreviations . You might know what they mean, but your reader might not and the importance of your message could be lost. Use