Personal Branding 2: emails
Email is the primary form of communication in the business world. Whether you are 16 or 52, if you are entering a professional environment; you need to learn how to write a proper email.
You should always be sure to put a subject on an email. A subject should be four to five words, but not a full sentence. It should also communicate exactly what you are looking to address in the message. Be sure to start your email with “Dear (name of recipient)”, “(name of recipient)” or “To whom this may concern”, but try to use the name of your recipient since it’s the more personable approach.
Now let’s set up your signature! Your signature, once properly set up, will auto generate at the bottom of each email you sent and allow the receiver of your email to know who you are and to find more ways to contact you.
open your Gmail account and click on the settings button
2. when the Quick Settings pops up, click “see all settings”
3. On the general tab, scroll until you find “signature” and then click in the box circled below to add your signature! Then be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the gray box that says “Save Changes”
Your signature should include four components:
a sign off such as “sincerely”
your first and last name
your job title
your number and email address
While headshots are optional, I always use one as a way of allowing people to see me as more than a notification. I’m a real person and providing clients with a face to pair with my name has made all the difference in my client correspondence. Here is a snip of my sign off to use as an example!
I hope this article helped and as always, feel free to contact me with any further questions, comments of concerns!
