How to craft the perfect introduction email for your company

Transcript: Hi welcome to mad English TV in this lesson I'm going to teach you how to write a business email okay you just need four things a subject greetings body and your closing okay now business emails in our culture are very brief and to the point okay so you're not gonna talk about the weather you're not gonna ask them how their family is and you're not gonna talk about your favorite hobbies you're just gonna keep it very brief and to the point but you still want it to sound friendly so it's good to have one sentence maybe that says it was nice to meet you or I hope you're doing fine or something like that just to give it a little bit more of a friendly feel because if it's to business then you know it can sound a little bit cold you want to be friendly in all situations right so let's take a look at the subject line of the email actually first you need to know who you're sending the email to okay so you need to know their email address so let's say you're sending an email to me okay then you... See more →

Transcript: Okay so I got an email and we will call this person dan dan emailed me and he had said that he recently moved from New York City to Charleston South Carolina and these are his exact words I'm looking to expand my business endeavors I've created a hearty contact list in my new area but I wonder if you had some guidance on a killer introduction email killer was his word I'm warm and fuzzy I'm less of a fighter and more of a lover but he wants a killer intro email so I responded because it said that he was a set designer in florists so he wants to reach out to brands marketing agencies publications other stylists and floral designers other photographers who might need his services things like what am I missing if anything so let's break this down because if you move to a new area or maybe you just want to revive your business I want you to reach out to other people but not like an email that just says hey hire me I'm great let's talk about the strategy behind a killer introduction you go let's start with tip number one tip... See more →

Transcript: Hi everyone this is a quick tutorial on how to write a business letter so I'm going to go through and cover some quick basics just some quick tips to get started so when writing a business letter it's important that you think about keeping your language pretty formal so when you're writing a letter to a friend you can be very casual but business letters tend to be more formal in nature so you want to avoid contractions so you don't want to write isn't doesn't shouldn't you want to write out the full words because it sounds more formal did not should not cannot you want to make sure your tone is always polite and respectful throughout even if for example you're writing like I've written a business letter when I've had a when I bought something like I had a really great back or a briefcase and it fell apart really quickly after buying it so I wrote the company a letter explaining that I was really disappointed that I had bought this this briefcase and it had fallen apart but even in that I was hoping to get a new briefcase or at least a credit... See more →

Key quotes:

• "Separate the names with a “/” or “<>” as follows: Intro: Rick <> Morty Including last names is generally redundant; they will figure out last names soon enough."
• "The only caveat to doing so is if they both share the same name."
• "Intro: Rick Sanchez <> Rick Smith If you are connecting the two people on the pretense of business, include their company names in parentheses as follows: Intro: Rick (Meeseeks Enterprises) <> Morty (Cronenbergs Co.) Onwards! [Person 1], I’d like to put you in touch with [Person 2]."
• "For example: Rick, I’d like to put you in touch with Morty."
• "He’s a good friend, fellow Cartoon University alum, and the current CEO of Meeseeks Enterprises."
• "I met him recently at the Warner Conference, and he’s the CEO of Cronenbergs Co."

Key quotes:

• "Any of sales pitch email samples are made to convince the audience to opt for a certain merchandise or service."
• "However, the difference between most college presentations and sales pitch lies in the purpose."
• "Provided you have a professional email in place and strive to become a successful sales pitch maker, be sure to have following elements in your presentation email."
• "Though a sales pitch is not fiction, a powerful story is a constituent part of any presentation."
• "Usually, decent samples of sales pitch email rest upon the formula “problem-solution”."
• "Having promoted all benefits of your product/service, make sure to urge your client to complete a certain action, like start a free trial, purchase, and so on."

Key quotes:

• "One of the best ways to provide meaningful, relevant value to someone is to offer them an introduction, but that process isn’t always as easy as it seems … Imagine this: You’ve just met with a new contact for the first time and can already tell there’s a lot of potential in the relationship."
• "Almost any new contact you meet would benefit from an introduction to someone you know; and offering to bridge that gap can be a powerful way to provide a meaningful, relevant, valuable interaction."
• "No surprise, this is where the process often falls apart: You offer a potential introduction, send an opt-in email, and … Then life gets busy and you forget about it."

Transcript: It can be extremely intimidatingintroducing yourself in a professional setting. We all want to make a reallygood first impression. In this video, I'm gonna give you some tips to making youintroduce yourself professionally a breeze. One of the key ways to makeyourself more professional is to wow your boss!Stay tuned to the end of this video because I have something really cool foryou which is a really great guide on how to do just that.Hi, if you're new here, welcome. My name is Adriana Girdler and I'm a businessproductivity specialist. Having a very clear concise professional introductionthat you can say right away is important. As a professional meeting facilitator Ihave seen my fair share of really bad intros so let's get started on how youcan have a super professional introduction. Be a person, not a machine.Sometimes in business with introduction it is really easy to get nervous andwhen we get nervous we become very much, Hi, my name is Mary, I'm from HR. Now Iknow we don't get really like that, that automated, but we get so focused on justthat. My name, what do I do, boom, I'm done and I can walk away. What I want you todo is... See more →

Key quotes:

• "Rather than to create tension, make yourself look bad or have people dreading your misguided emails, here are some simple tips to consider to make email introductions where everyone wins (because at their very nature, they’re wonderful gestures of good faith and hope in what can sprout from a new, unexplored point of connection)."
• "Get Buy- In It’s as simple as sending a quick email, or making a quick phone call with a macro-level overview of why you’d like to make the introduction."
• "The only time I think it’s okay not to get buy-in from all involved parties is if you are so certain that there is obvious and unquestionable high value for all parties involved, and you know the person who is getting the blind email so well that he or she would never question your judgment."
• "If you’re looking for a tool to assist you with this, check out for making three-way email introductions."
• "You should always CC the introducer to let him/her know that the connection is seen, appreciated, and that you’re moving it forward."

Key quotes:

• "But first things first—you have to know what a great email looks like if you’re going to write one."
• "Here’s a tip:  Whether you’re writing an email, creating a presentation, or just sending a quick tweet, Grammarly can help! But if you’re cold-emailing someone, or just establishing a professional relationship, your subject line can entice people to open the message as well as set expectations about what’s enclosed."
• "Here are eight mistakes to avoid: The Oxford comma can be somewhat polarizing when thinking about how to write a proper email, depending on which style guide is utilized for professional communications in your industry —it’s usually either shunned or hailed as a tool for clarification."
• "At the same time, a lot of people will read it as unprofessional, so until you’ve established that relationship, you want to be careful with how you use it."
• "For example, here are the most common sentences and words people use with exclamation points in emails: What to do instead: After you’ve written your draft, do a quick search for exclamation points and use your judgment to determine which (if any) to keep based on your relationship with the recipient."

Transcript: Hi. My name is Rebecca from www.engvid.com.Today, you're going to learn how to speak more professionally in business situations.Now, at times, it's all right to use informal language. It's acceptable in everyday situations.But there are times when you'll want to create a more powerful impression. And at that time,you'll want to be able to use business English. What's the difference between general Englishand business English? Well, sometimes, there's not very much difference. Sometimes, generalEnglish is used in business contexts. But sometimes, you use a higher-level word. Andthat's what I'm going to teach you in this lesson. Let's look at somereally easy, common examples. For example, if you say -- or if you want tosay, "I got your email", in regular English, you might just say, "I got your email." Whatwould you say if you want to make it business English? You would say -- I'm giving you a clue.The word starts with R. Instead of saying, "I got your email"; "Ireceived your email." Okay? Now, it becomes moreformal and more business-like. Suppose you want to tell someone, "I needyour help" or, "I need some help." What word could you use that startswith R instead of "need"? "Require." So insteadof saying... See more →