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A connection note in 200 characters

You want to connect with someone you have not met on a professional network.

Not for this: You have something longer to say. Send an email instead.

With scripts off, copy the text on the right and replace each {blank} yourself.

About you

Your year

e.g. second-year student

Your college

e.g. Lakeside College

Your first name

e.g. Amara

About them

Their first name

e.g. Lin

Their field or kind of work

e.g. public health

One specific thing about them or their work

e.g. your talk on school lunch programs

Your email

Hello {their_first_name}, I am a {my_year} at {my_school} interested in {their_field}. {specific_thing} caught my eye, and I would be glad to connect. {my_first_name}

What you type here stays in your browser. Tillyard does not send the email for you. The mail link has no recipient: add that yourself.

Do

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Do not

Paste a longer letter into the box.