Matching Pairs Effective emailsOnline version Match the tips by Cintia Lazarte 1 Start with a sstrong ___. Think of it as the heasline of an important news article. Make sure it relates to the message content. 2 Limit ___ and keep paragraphs short for easy reading. Put forward your recommendations or state the measures you will take to resolve a problem, for instance. 3 Use the "___" form of writing. Your most important statements should appear in the first paragraph. Follow up with supporting details. 4 ___. For example, let your recipient know what you need in order to complete a task. 5 Use ___ within your email message, especially of the message is lengthy. Refer to them in your first paragraph. This will provide a helpful guide for your reader. 6 ___ your e-mail and use the spell check. 7 ___ your message one last time before you send it. Think about how you would react if you were on the receiving end of your message 8 ___ of dates by spelling out the month, for example, 24 Jun 05 or June 24 05. subject line Sentence length Proofread inverted pyramid Ask for an action Avoid misinterpretation Sub-topic headings Reread