Writing Emails for Non-Native English Speakers

50mIntermediate2023-01-13

Authors

Liesje Sandler

English teacher and ELT author

Course details

Do you want to be able to write clear and effective business emails in English? Learning the art of a good email can help you avoid misunderstandings, get faster replies, and achieve your desired goals. In this course, Liesje Sandler, an English coach at Speexx, teaches how to write precise and meaningful emails. Learn when to use an informal or formal tone in a business email and how to properly structure a professional email in English. In addition, Liesje gives tips on how to formulate your texts clearly and concisely and teaches you some useful techniques to request information in an email and which greetings are polite based on the context.

This course is part of a Business English for Non-Native Speakers series aimed at anyone with a basic knowledge of English who wants to improve their business English skills.

Skills covered

CommunicationProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Writing clear and concise business emails

1. Email Structure - The Basics

02 - Setting the tone
03 - The subject line
04 - Greetings - The opening line
05 - The body of the email
06 - The closing

2. The Body of the Email

07 - The importance of the body of the email
08 - Delivering information
09 - Requesting information
10 - Requesting clarification
11 - Requesting action
12 - Apologizing correctly

3. Tips for Success in Email Communication

13 - Writing clearly
14 - Writing concisely
15 - Expressing urgency
16 - Know your abbreviations

Conclusion

17 - Write effective emails and get the results you want