Use of Regards in email

Email is a medium to convey your messages and build a relationship with the people. So email should be like you are speaking to him/her not as our syllabus text book.

When you meet someone you end your conversation with goodbye. Should it not be applicable with email also? I believe it not should be but must.

With goodbye your conversation seems abrupt, so mail too. The sign-off is the last part of any mail that recipient read. So last part should be interesting and motivating.

 So take some extra time to think how to end your email. Sign off should not be traditional, it should be according to the situation and your relation with the recipients.

Few Sign-off and their uses :

1. Regards - It is most common and simple sign off. Generally used for formal mail.

2. Best Regards - It is used when you have a new relationship with the recipients.

3. Kind Regards - If the recipients of mail is woman it is advisable to use Kind Regards.

4. Best - Short form of 'Best Regards, you can an alternate too.

5. Sincerely - Use it when you are trying to make understand the recipient that you will not take undue advantage his leniency. OR you are trying to convince some to believe you.

6. Best Wishes - When you are well-wisher of recipients but not too close. And the sitiauon is like are not hearing this person in while.

7. Take Care - When you are well-wisher of recipient, just like Best Wishes but you are closer to recipient.

8. Thanks - When you really want to say thanks to recipients.