Email
Beginner
Follow-up Reminder Email
Polite, action-oriented nudge that surfaces what's outstanding without sounding pushy.
When to use this
Use after 5-7 working days of silence. Restate what's pending and what the next step is. Don't apologise for following up — it's part of the job.
What to customise before you use it
- Replace Original subject with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace topic with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Action / decision needed with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace By when with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Executive with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace day with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Your name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
- Replace Executive name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
The template
Subject: Following up: [Original subject] Dear [Name], I'm following up on my email of [date] regarding [topic]. To recap what's pending on your side: - [Action / decision needed] - [By when] If it would help to discuss live, I can find time in [Executive]'s diary on [day] or [day]. Otherwise, a short note when you've had a chance to look would close the loop. Thank you, [Your name] EA to [Executive name]