Writing a formal email

You should use long forms (I will, we have ect.) and not short forms (I'll, we'll, ect.).

The subject line should be short but contain information on the content.

It's better to write 'oe', 'ae', 'ue' and 'ss' instead of 'ö', 'ä', 'ü' and 'ß' in names, e.g. 'Heinrich-Boell-Strasse'.

You should include your postal adress at the top on the right of your email.

You should always start an email with 'Dear Sir or Madam', or with the person's name.

You should avoid informal language like 'cool' or 'brilliant' as it looks unprofessional.

Try to use many '!!!' and '???' in your email to show how important everything is.

Just like in German, you never add a comma when you finish your email (e.g. after 'Yours sincerely')