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Emailing People Who Don't Know You · Lesson 2 of 4

The five-line shape

Who you are, in one line. Why them specifically — a paper, a module, a project, something you actually read. The one question, phrased so it can be answered in two sentences. What you have already done to find the answer yourself. Thanks, and a clear close.

Under 150 words. If it is longer, the extra words are almost always about you rather than about the question.

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