Do you know how to introduce people over email or text message?
Listen to today’s episode and learn how you can give a good introduction to two people who have never met each other via email or text message.
Introduction
Lindsay asks Michelle if she has ever wanted or needed to introduce two people over email who have never met each other.
Michelle says that she often does that in both her personal and professional life.
This may happen when she’s trying to coordinate something.
Recently, she had the teacher of her son introduce her over email to a parent of her son’s classmate.
In today’s episode, Lindsay and Michelle share how you can introduce two people who don’t know each other over email or text message.
These communication skills will come in handy when you have two people you think should know each other for either networking, mutual interests, or to talk about a project they will be working on together.
Common introductions over email or text
Here are common ways you can initiate an introduction to connect with people.
It can be difficult at times because it can be clunky and disconnected over email or text.
Here is a structure you can follow from Lindsay and Michelle:
#1: Start with names
Most people commonly start an email by sharing the names of each person.
After the introduction of the email, you can say:
Lindsay meet Aubrey, Aubrey meet Lindsay!
With this, you have established that the reason for sending the message is for an introduction to someone.
This approach is more casual.
If you wanted to be more formal, you could say:
Lindsay and Aubrey, I’d like to introduce you to one another.
#2: Explain the introduction
Once you’ve shared their names, you can then start saying why you’re introducing them to each other.
Here is an example:
I wanted to introduce you two because I know you both work for the same company and have similar interests
I wanted to introduce you two because you will be leading our next team fundraiser together.
#3: Share something about each person
Continue to build the connection after you’ve done the introduction.
You can share about the background of each other or how you know them.
You can also highlight common ground they have, which will make them warm up to each other.
Here are some examples:
Michelle is a social media expert and Lindsay is a business owner. Lindsay mentioned she could use some expertise, so I wanted to introduce you!
I thought you two would like to connect over media because of all the shakeups in the industry.
#4: Exchange contact information if necessary
At the end, you can then give phone numbers, or just leave it at that.
You could end with something like “I hope this is helpful” or “I’m looking forward to working together or getting to know each other.”
Doing introductions is such an important skill because it all comes back to connection.
When connecting with two other people, it shows a sense of confidence in what you are doing.
Conversations are not always about connecting with other people, but they can also be about connecting two other people.
Conversation examples
Since today’s episode is about writing, Lindsay and Michelle won’t do a typical roleplay.
Here are two sample emails to show you how these may look.
Email Example #1:
In this scenario, Lindsay is a team lead and is connecting two coworkers who will be working together on a big campaign.
Hi everyone!
Jenna meet Logan, Logan meet Jenna.
Jenna is on our marketing team and Logan heads our design department.
I wanted to introduce you two because you will be heading the next sales campaign together.
I think you will be a great team and have fun working together.
Please coordinate schedules based on the discussed deadline and let me know if you need any help.
Lindsay
Email Example #2:
For this scenario, Michelle is a friend of two people who she thinks would really get along and could connect over networking.
She has one friend who is looking for a job.
Hi Lucy and Dawn!
Lucy meet Dawn, Dawn meet Lucy.
I know Dawn from work and Lucy is my friend from childhood.
Dawn is a financial analyst and Lucy is an accountant.
Dawn- Lucy is looking for a role in a new company.
I thought you two could connect over work, and I also thought you’d get along in general!
I hope this is helpful, and it would be fun to all get together soon.
Michelle
Takeaway
Introducing people over email isn’t just a professional skill; it’s a powerful way to build community and strengthen relationships.
When you thoughtfully connect two people who might benefit from knowing each other, you’re not only helping them but also developing your own networking abilities.
Next time you see two people who could benefit from knowing each other, take the step because every introduction is a small act of connection that can lead to something much bigger.
You can check out other episodes that can encourage you to learn different communication skills for the workplace like BE 481: Make a Push to Learn These Business Phrases
