How is writing an e-mail to my boss different than writing to anyone else?

How is writing an e-mail to my boss different than writing to anyone else?

Tim Burress (E-mail Etiquette and Organization Specialist) gives expert video advice on: What should be included in the BCC line of a business e-mail?; How is writing an e-mail to my boss different than writing to anyone else? and more...

Writing a business e-mail to your boss is different to writing to anyone else in your company as if the person is a senior executive at a company, or someone above you in the company, perhaps it needs to be written in a way that shows that sort of respect, showing that you are aware that the person is of a senior level. So you may not be as directive as you might be with someone who's on your team, who's working for you, or underneath you within an organization in your business e-mail. So keep in mind that who the business e-mail is addressed to has a lot to do with how you write a message. But you should basically keep to that same business e-mail structure of making sure the main point, the action, is up front, followed by the background, and then the close. All this is still important within the structure of the email to your boss, but it is largely with the greeting that you signal that you are greeting a senior person, or a subordinate.