Professional Email Writing

Email isn't always the best form of communication. This video shows you times when it's best not to send an email. Build your professional etiquette and communication skills by reflecting on how you use email.

Check your understanding of the 10 Reasons to Not Send an Email lesson with this practice lesson. Do you know the times you shouldn't send an email? Find out with the questions and activities in this video. Follow along to practice your skills!

The email greeting is the first line of your email, so you want it to be perfect! This video will show you the common email greetings and how to use them. You will also learn when to use each greeting depending on the situation. Here is what you will do in this video:

• Learn the best and most common English email greeting

• Learn the formal email greetings and consider situations to use them

• Think about times to use the no greeting option

• Consider common email situations and the greetings you should use

Build your business writing skills in English with the email strategies in this video.

Check your understanding of email greetings with this practice lesson. The instructor will go through common examples and provide questions for you to review. Pause the video along the way to check if you know the answers!

The email opening is the first line you write after the greeting. It is crucial because it's your first impression on the reader. In this video, you will learn to focus on the purpose of your email in the opening. Here are some of the skills you will learn in this video:

• How to get to the purpose in the first line of the email

• Phrases you can add at the opening to build your relationships with coworkers

• Phrases you should always avoid in the opening and the reasons why

With strategies in this video, your email openings will improve, helping you continue your development as a business writer.

Bulleted and numbered lists are an excellent technique for strong visual writing.

· They make information easier to find, which improves organization.

· They add white space, making your writing easier to read.

Bulleted lists can improve your writing. In this video, you’ll learn how to use bulleted lists effectively and correctly. Follow along with the quiz questions at the end of the video to check your understanding of how to use bulleted lists in your writing.

Check your understanding of the Formal Business Writing lesson with this practice lesson video. Follow along with practice activities and a 10-question quiz. Check your ability to use formal and informal business language.

Learn to write more quickly and reduce errors by using the writing process. This video shows you how to plan, write, and edit your business writing. You will focus on the three steps of the writing process:

1. Consider strategies to plan your emails to save time later.

2. Learn the #1 secret to writing more quickly.

3. See how to proofread and revise your writing to avoid errors.

With the strategies in this video, you can improve your business writing, including emails. By planning and editing, you will write more quickly with fewer errors.

Revising and proofreading are two parts of the editing process. They’re both essential if you want to evaluate and improve your own writing. In this video, you’ll investigate the difference between the two and consider how you can use them both as part of your editing process. By using revising and proofreading, you will become a better editor, which will improve your writing tremendously.

You have three punctuation marks to end a sentence in English: the period, question mark, and exclamation mark. In this video, you will see how to use each punctuation mark correctly when ending sentences. You will review three key rules:

· Periods ends statements.

· Question marks end direct questions.

· Exclamation marks show emotion.

The strategies in the video will help you use each punctuation mark effectively. Follow along with the questions to practice choosing the best punctuation mark to end sentences. Building your punctuation will help you develop stronger writing skills.

The comma is one of the most common English punctuation marks, and it is crucial to organize effective sentences. This video shows you the main uses of the comma:

· Separate items in a list

· Separate numbers and words in dates and places

· Separate introductory phrases

· Connect two ideas

With the strategies in this video, you will build your ability to use the comma in English, which will develop your punctuation and writing skills.

The apostrophe is one of the most common punctuation marks in English. It creates contractions, like in the words “don’t”, “she’s”, and “can’t”. It also shows possession, like in the phrases “Tom’s hat”, “the man’s house”, or Mary’s cat”.

In this video, you’ll learn to use the apostrophe correctly to show possession and to make contractions. This will help you perfect your English punctuation skills.

Colons are one of the least common punctuation marks in English, but they have a few important uses to learn if you would like to improve your writing.

In this video, you’ll learn to use colons correctly in English. This include the main use of introducing lists and other items. You’ll also see the smaller uses of colons and have a chance to practice your skills with a quiz.

Learn to use colons correctly and you will improve your English punctuation and writing.

Semicolons are one of the most difficult punctuation marks to use in English. In this video, you’ll learn how you can avoid semicolon mistakes and the few times you need them in your writing.