Application Activity: Email

Name: Grace Tamba

Instructions
In this activity, you will apply the principles you learned in various Writing Preps to write a “request and
reply” email to a recipient of your choice (i.e. an email to a boss, client, church leader, teacher, school
counselor, department lead, customer service, etc.). You might also consider using this email to set up
another informational interview as a part of your ongoing networking process.
Make sure your email includes at least the following components:
 Appropriate subject line
 Appropriate salutation
 Background information
 Established Ask
 Conclusion or desired “next steps”
 Don’t forget to include a subject line, salutation, background information, your ask, as well as a
conclusion with “next steps.”

Your Email
Subject Line:
Department Leader

Email:
Brian,
My name is Grace Tamba and I work in the computer science department. I just came to finish with a
meeting with Susie Kochevar, and she told me that you are the one in charge of creating department
leader.
I know it is short notice, but I am up against a deadline here and I was wondering if you could put an
expense report together for our department by tomorrow in the morning at 8 am. I know this is going to
pushing some of your own workload back by asking for this, so if there is anything I can do to help you,
please let me know. I will do what so ever it takes to make this happen.
Let me know if there is something that you feel you could do for me as soon as possible. I’ll wait for your
reply.
Best regards,
Grace Tamba.