What should be included in the BCC line of a business e-mail?

What should be included in the BCC line of a business e-mail?

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...

The "BCC" line of a business e-mail is also known as the blind carbon-copy. In a business e-mail, when I address the e-mail to a particular person, and I blind carbon-copy it to perhaps their manager, I'm covering my bases. I am documenting that I've asked somebody to do something by blind carbon-copying their manager, and that is how you should use a "BCC" line in a business e-mail.