Asking for Comments via Emails

Here are a few phrases you can use to ask colleagues for suggestions, or feedback, on a document you’ve prepared.

If you want to make sure that other members of your team are informed about the work you’ve been doing, you can use sentences like these to express interest in their opinions:

 I’d be grateful for any comments or suggestions you might have.
 I’d like to get some feedback on the report before we send it out.
 Please let me know if you’d like to propose any changes.

If you want to make a stronger request for feedback, making it clear that you expect a response from your readers, you can use sentences like these:

 Please take a look and let me know what you think of this draft.
 I’d like to receive detailed feedback on this version of the document.
 I’d appreciate it if each of you can take a few minutes to review and comment on the report.

Write an email to a group of colleagues, announcing that you have completed a business document for your company and that you would like them to read and review it before you submit it to your supervisor. Be sure to include the following points:

 The type of document you are sending
 A way to find the document (for example, as a file attached to your email)
 The type of comments you are asking for
 A deadline for submitting comments

NB: You can invent details such as the name of the company or product if you want, but it is not necessary to complete the task

• Subject: Document for review

Dear Emily,

I should be glad if you could review the attached document. Can you please let me

know if you have any comments?

I would like to receive your feedback by 5:00pm next Wednesday, so that I can

make any changes you feel are necessary.

Thank you very much for your attention. I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Sandra

• Subject: Draft of quarterly sales report

Dear Colleagues,

I’ve just completed a draft version of our department’s sales report for the most recent quarter, which you will find attached as a Word document.

I’ve been asked to submit the final version of this report to our head office no later than 9:00am on Friday, and I’d very much like to hear your feedback on the draft before I send it out. If you have any comments or suggestions, I’ll need to receive them by 3:00pm Thursday so I can refer to them when I prepare the final version on Thursday afternoon.

I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Thanks and best regards,

Simon