Subject Line
Do you need a subject on your emails? Yes or no?
Yes
True or False: I should use the person's name in my greeting.
True
True or false: Spelling does not matter when writing a professional email.
False!
Change this informal greeting into a formal one:
Informal: "Hey Lopez!"
Formal: Hello Ms. Lopez,
(Multiple answers accepted)
True or false: In a formal email, you should always sign your name at the end of your email.
True
Is a subject typically long or short?
Short
What punctuation is used at the end of your greeting, after the person's name?
A comma
When emailing, we still have to watch our tone. We make sure to not make demands. How can you change this demand into a friendly question?
"I'm outta here until three days off after Christmas."
Multiple answers accepted, something similar to, "I will be absent Dec. 27, 28, and 29th? I will be visiting my family over Christmas."
Change this informal statement into a more formal one:
Informal: Thanks a ton!
Formal: Thank you for your help.
(Multiple answers accepted)
Give 2 examples of a closing statement.
Thanks,
Kind regards,
Respecfully,
From,
(Multiple answers accepted)
I am emailing about a planned absence. What should my subject line be?
Missing class on... (or something similar)
When would you use Mr. / Ms. when writing your greeting?
When emailing professional contacts
When emailing a person of authority
Give an example of a friendly sentence about being late to school
Multiple answers accepted.
Which is more straight to the point: informal or formal communication?
Informal
When should you include your last name when signing your email?
If you don't know the person personally.
What is wrong with this subject line if I am emailing to ask about an error in Q portal?
Subject: Question
-Subject should give the receiver a clue about what the email will be about
-Subject is too vague
What is wrong with this professional greeting:
Dear james,
James should be capitalized
What would you change about this email?:
Yo! I just wanted to do a heads up about not showing up for class last night. Can you send me
everything I missed?????
-no subject line
-no appropriate salutation
-using slang
-no student name
When/where would you use formal communication?
-When talking to someone you don't know; when talking to your superiors (boss, manager, etc).
-Multiple answers accepted
What is wrong with this closing example for a formal email?
Peace out,
Joe
-Peace out is not a formal closing statement
-You might want to have your last name if you don't know the person well
What is wrong with this subject line if emailing about needing to leave school early next week?
Subject: leaving early 12/17
-Subjects should be capitalized
What is wrong with this professional greeting (2 things):
Yo, Mr. Johnson
-Yo is not a professional greeting
-The comma should be after Johnson
Name three things wrong with this email:
Hey Teach, I didn’t like the grade I got on the quiz. Is there any way I culd get a B instead of a C. I meet with you or C U in class.
-Student does not say what class they are referring to in the email.
-The greeting comes across too informal and it’s not separated by its own line.
-“Could” is misspelled and the improper punctuation is used at the end of a question.
-“I meet with you” is missing some words. It should read, “I would like to meet with you.”
-The student used “C U” instead of “see you.”
-There is no sign off. The student did not state their name anywhere.
-It appears that the student put no effort into writing the email
-The overall tone of this email is completely inappropriate.
How could you make this informal email formal? (provide at least 3 corrections)
Hey Julie!
What's goin' on? Meet me in the conference room at 11:00 am.
Thanks!
Sammy
-Hey
-!
-Contraction (what's), (goin')
-Need context (why do they need to meet you?)
-Might want to sign with your last name
What would you do to fix this closing? (3 corrections)
sincerely
E Dog
-Capitalize S in Sincerely
-Comma after Sincerely
-Do not use nicknames - should use your name!