INTRODUCTION

Where are you from?

What languages do you know?

Why are you interested in learning English?

1) short for a presentation of one person to another or others

•   interview 
•   IT 
•   intro 

2) to form business contacts through informal social meetings

•   experience 
•   network 
•   interview

3) a formal discussion in which an employer assesses an applicant for a job

•   audience 
•   network 
•   interview

4) a kind of nonverbal communication, where thoughts, intentions, or feelings are expressed by physical behaviors, such as facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space

•   network 
•   experience 
•   body language

5) a person or company that seeks the service of a professional; a customer

•   client 
•   marketing 
•   target 

6) a group of spectators or listeners

•   audience 
•   qualification 
•   IT 

7) an ability, quality, or attribute, especially one that helps a person to perform a particular job or task

•   qualification 
•   marketing 
•   interview 

8) short for Information technology, used in the context of enterprise operations as opposed to personal or entertainment technologies. The commercial use encompasses both computer technology and telephony

•   IT 
•   interview 
•   intro 

9) the provision of goods or services to meet customer or consumer needs

•   network 
•   marketing 
•   client 

10) a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job

•   qualification 
•   target 
•   part-time 

• Giving a quick intro means that you say your name and what you do.
• If you don’t practice your self-introduction before the interview, you’ll be more confident.
• If it’s a large group, speak slowly, clearly, and loudly enough.
• An employer is mostly interested in your private information, so you should start with your age and marital status
• An employer is interested in your education, prior work experience, and your skills.
• A perfect answer is a general one that can be given at any interview and will not be tied to a particular workplace.
• You can get your message across if you say how you can benefit the employer.
• The applicant who spoke about his girlfriend and museum experience will most probably get the position he was interviewed for because he was sincere and open.
• When an interviewer asks about your strengths, you should speak about your experience that reveals your particular skills.

1. Now prepare a brief oral self-introduction. Remember that in your first meeting you should always say your full name. Also remember to provide a brief description of the job you are seeking.

We are going to study how to write effective emails in English. You will master:

• basic professional email structures in English;
• the key things to do and things to avoid;
• writing introduction emails.

Writing effective emails for professional needs should start with a powerful subject line.

Before we start, can you guess how many emails a business person receives in a day? Dozens or even hundreds. But  how many of them are opened and not deleted? You probably know that spam filters are sensitive to certain words, or strings of characters such as $$$ (or £££, or other currency symbols), and send such emails straight to the spam folder.

So if you want your reader to open and read your email, it needs a subject line that is clear and shortand catches the reader's attention.

CLEAR. To keep your subject line clear, include key words related to your topic in the subject line, starting with the most important words (e.g., Conference Call Tomorrow).

SHORT. The best subject lines are about 25-30 symbols long, or approximately 3-5 words, because many business people now use their mobile devices to check emails, and longer subject lines can be cut off. You can use LetterCount.com (Ссылки на внешний сайт.)Ссылки на внешний сайт. to check the length of the subject. If you need a longer subject line, make sure you place the key words at the beginning of the subject line. 

It is also important to remember that, when you respond to an announcement that states "Include XXXXX into the subject line," you should carefully follow this requirement or the receiver.

Important: you should never leave the subject line blank, which is a common mistake a lot of people make. 

Now you know that if you do not want your email to be deleted as spam, your subject line needs to be short and clear.

Now let's consider the body of an effective professional email.

The email body is the most important part of your letter, the message that you send to the reader. It should consist of three parts:

• the introduction, which should include information about you and the controlling idea (who is writing: the name, position, or organization; and what the email is about: the purpose of your email); 
• the development, which should consist of answers to WH-questions (the details: what you offer, how often you will be supplying your product, where/when you would like to meet, etc.); 
• and the conclusion, which should include words of appreciation (thank, appreciate, be glad about) or a positive attitude (hope, look forward to +Ving/Noun Phrase).

A note about arrangement. You should bear in mind that underlining, italicizing, coloring, bolding, and changing font size can make a neutral email message seem aggressive. 

Emails at work should be grammatically correct and free of spelling mistakes or emoticons. They should not be treated like personal email.

Respond to emails you get within 24 hours, even if only to say that you will provide requested information at a later date.

Now, let's practice.

1. What part is not included in the email text?

 6. "I am looking forward to hearing from you." is often placed at the end of an email.

Subject line

Introduction

Development

Conclusion

In the introduction email, you introduce yourself to a business partner or a possible employer, or you introduce two business contacts to each other if you think they will work well together.

Your subject line should tell your readers that this introduction will be good for them professionally:

• Poor example: Meet Martha Crock

• Better example: Introducing Martha Crock, IT Specialist
• Or: Max, meet Martha. Martha, meet Max
• Or: Max, have you met Martha?

Your controlling idea can look like this:

• Max, I would like to introduce you to Martha.
• Or: Martha, please meet Max. He is the IT specialist I told you about in our last meeting.

In the body of the introduction email, write who the person is and what value he or she can add to the company or business:

• Max is skilled at...

• Martha's experience will be good for...

Include information about their background and their current job or position, and if you want the two people to continue the conversation, remember to provide them with each other's contact information.

Remember that the email should start with a clear subject line and then say why it is important for the contacts to get to know each other.

Checklist

Before you send your email, read it a few times,check spelling, look at each part of the email. Does it look professional? Think about the following points:

• Subject Line: clear purpose, brief (about 25-30 letters)
• Salutation: formal
• Email Text: introduction, development, conclusion, no more than 3-4 sentences in a paragraph
• Ending: closing word or phrase; your full name