Writing an Email to a Superior

In this video, Gabriel gives advice about the appropriate email etiquette to use when writing to a superior.
Written by: Shelton Weech
Presented by: Gabriel Lonsberry
Edited by: Kimberly Broughton
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:11 Example: Writing a Bad Email
00:30 Presenter Introduction
00:55 Writing an Email to a Superior Explanation
00:59 Tone of Email
01:30 Example - Email Tone
02:08 Email Subject Line
02:24 Email Greeting
02:45 Using Titles
02:58 Avoid Abbreviations
03:15 Caps lock
03:25 Email Goodbye
03:55 Summarization
04:11 Audience

[@slimgrande4666]

To whom it may concern:
Can we use this ????

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[@masonpellegrini303]

You mean for the salutation in the email? "To whom it may concern" is a bit outdated and unnecessarily impersonal if you can find out the person's name. You might as well find out their name, and address them directly like the video suggests. If you don't know the person's name, and you also can't find it out, then "To whom it may concern:" is okay. Also, I am former OWL employee if you are wondering whether I have any credibility giving advice on this kind of thing.

[@slimgrande4666]

@@masonpellegrini303 Thank you for clarification. I often wondered if it was okay to use “To whom it may concern: “ in cover letters attached to resumes. Thank you for helping!