How To Write A Formal Request Email. Consider the following steps for how to write an email requesting something: Mr black) dear sir/madam (if you don’t know the name of the recipient) or more generally ‘to whom it may concern’.

Depending on the request, the types of considerations you make may vary. A request email is a formal email written to someone for a specific request to do something or ask for something. Review your work performance/a colleague’s work performance/a subordinate’s work performance.