{"id":1649,"date":"2019-06-14T18:18:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T12:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steptest.in\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2025-12-25T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T10:03:27","slug":"mistakes-professional-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/step.thehindu.com\/blog\/mistakes-professional-email\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Common Mistakes to avoid in a Professional Email"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is not a random mail. This is one of the perfect ways to write an imperfect professional email. All of us think we can write an email like stealing candy from a baby since we all have attended email writing classes in our school. But how many of us truly know how to write a professional email with fewer to no mistakes? How many of you make your friend type an email for you? We don\u2019t have to pester them every time, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s see the top 7 common mistakes that we all make while writing a professional email, and understand how to write a professional email more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here is a brief run-through of what to avoid while writing a professional email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, ask yourself\nif you have an email id that is professional enough? By professional enough, I\nmean an email id that you can say out loud to your boss or in front of your\ncolleagues. If not, please do change it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would prefer an\nemail with the syntax as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<your\nfirstname><your lastname>@<title\/name of organisation>.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never use an email id\nlike sweety.girl123@gmail.com or rockingajayalways@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we get into\nthe email, I want to remind you of some quick pointers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an email?<\/em><\/gwmw><\/gwmw><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An email is where we can send messages\nto people across the world. Emails can be formal or informal. The users can\nshare documents, images, files, etc. within seconds, no matter how far apart\nthey live. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would suggest you write the body of your email and the subject line first<\/strong>. When you are done proofreading your email, then you can add the recipients. This is to avoid sending an incomplete mail by mistake and saves a lot of embarrassment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even, I have made this mistake many times and I’ve seen my friends slap their foreheads countless times when they write professional emails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this,\nif you are using your phone to send the email then make sure that you aren’t\nsending any unnecessary information like \u2018sent from my iPhone\u2019 at the end of\nyour email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, let\u2019s get started with the most common<\/em> mistakes in our emails that are often neglected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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