Message #74138

[Katie G]

I'm in the US.

Internally, I usually use "Thanks," and my first name.  Usually when I use email, I'm making a request of some sort, so "Thanks" is appropriate. 

Dettu, I receive emails signed off with "regards" and honestly, I don't find it off-putting at all, but that could just be our corporate culture.

Externally, I use "Sincerely" and my name, which is followed underneath with my full name, title, mailing address, phone number and email address. 

I was intrigued by Cathy's comment about using "Dear," as a salutation.  My organization has a differnet take -- we treat external emails as mail, just in another format (saving postage and paper, you know).  So I have often used "Dear Mr. Smith," at least initially.  (Sometimes in the response I'll get an invitation so call  the person "Joe")  Our organization works with a lot of people with MDs and PhDs (and in many cases, both!) so to be safe, I'll use, "Dear Dr. Smith," or "Dear Professor Smith" until invited to do otherwise.