How to end an email
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Summary
End an email by matching the close to its purpose. Add warmth to important messages, keep quick ones efficient with a light human touch, and finish with a thank-you or a short well-wish so you leave a positive last impression.
Communication coach Vinh Giang suggests that the close of an email is a last impression, and it should match the purpose of the message 1. For an important email, add a little warmth and humanity so the reply comes back smoother. For a quick, efficient email, even one or two human words help, like "quick help, if you don't mind." Match your sign-off to your intent: keep it conversational when you are writing to connect, and more formal when you are sending something like a client proposal 1. Common closes include a thank-you for their time and a simple well-wish, such as "have a lovely rest of your day."
Match your closing to the email's purpose, add a brief human touch, and end with gratitude or a warm well-wish to leave a strong last impression.