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Page 1: Follow-up Email – Write a follow-up email. · PDF fileFollow-up Email – Write a follow-up email. When you want information about work or a project, ... phrase becomes just a bit

Impact English Language Training and Consulting – Professional Communication Skills - Business English Language Skills – On the web www.proesl.com

© Copyright 2015 Impact English Language Training and Consulting - Do not distribute this document in any way. Do not reproduce this document or any of its content in any way. All rights to thisdocument and the content on this document are reserved for Impact English Language Training and Consulting and Steven David Bloomberg. Impact English Language Training and Consulting Onsite

Follow-up Email – Write a follow-up email.

When you want information about work or a project, you can ask a direct question or directly request the information that you needor want. Or you can tell people that you’re following up. Telling someone that you’re following up is less direct than just asking forinformation or asking for a progress update. Here are ways to begin your communication using “follow up”. From one to eight, eachphrase becomes just a bit less direct or, in a way, more polite in that it sounds gentler in the specific level of urgency an introductoryphrase with “follow up” may have. The differences are very subtle. Of course, the first option does not use “follow up”: just ask thequestion or request the information.

Ask a direct question. Ask for the information. Or start by stating that you’re following up.

1. I’m following up2. I’m just following up3. I just want to follow up4. I want to follow up

5. I wanted to follow up6. I just wanted to follow up7. I would like to follow up8. I would just like to follow up

Here are few ways to begin a follow-up communication without writing or saying “follow up”. They seem to be a bit more formal orserious in tone. Using “follow up” in your communication seems to carry, in a relative way, more a tone of “friendliness”.

1. In reference to 2. Regarding 3. About 4. About the

State what is going to happen or what you want to happen. Here are a few ways to begin.

1. Going forward2. As we move towards3. As we progress

4. Going into the5. As we come to6. As we complete

7. Now that we’ve finished8. Now that we’ve completed9. Now that X is complete

State what is going to happen or what you want to happen in a more direct way.

1. I want2. We’re going to3. Here’s what happening next

4. This is what’s going to happen next5. This is what’s up next6. The next step is

Write a follow-up email. Notes and other ideas for ways to start