Emailing Strategies

How I engage with email definitely varies depending on who I am communicating with. When talking to people I am very close with such as family and friends I feel I do not need to be very formal. My writing does not have to be fluid just comprehendible and I am a big user of abbreviations, slang, and write with a lack of punctuation. On the other hand when communicating with people of higher importance such as bosses, teachers or coaches my emailing strategies are completely opposite. I feel etiquette is very important and I want to come off in an appropriate manner. The format of my emails is essential when writing to these types of people as I want my email to be well organized with a proper subject, greeting, and closing. Unlike when emailing people close to me, I check my grammar more than once and make sure the email flows smoothly.

I do feel like there should be a difference in my emails when talking to different people. Since tone and expression cannot be felt by the recipient I feel the way an email is put together can represent this. Writing to friends or family in a non-proper way represents a friendly tone and the recipient feels more comfortable. When writing to people of higher importance the recipient should feel like I am writing in a professional matter with a serious purpose.