Introduce two people by email
Both sides already said yes — this is the email that lands it: a reason to care, one-line bios, and a clean exit from the thread.
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SubjectIntroducing Karan and Sophie
How to use it well
- →Get a yes from both sides before sending — a double opt-in intro respects everyone's inbox and avoids putting either person on the spot.
- →The one-line bios should say why this connection matters, not a full résumé — enough context to start a conversation, not a dossier.
- →Hand off cleanly and step out of the thread; lingering as the introducer turns a connection into a meeting you now have to attend.
Part by part
- {{person_a}}, meet {{person_b}} — {{bio_b}}
- Introduces each to the other with a line of context, so neither has to research the other before replying.
- {{reason}}
- Why this connection, specifically. An introduction without a stated reason leaves both people guessing what is expected of them.
- I'll leave you both to it
- Hands the thread over explicitly, so nobody waits for you to facilitate. It is also the cue to move you to bcc on the reply.
Common mistakes
Introducing you two — I'll let you take it from here!No context and no reason, so both people start with an awkward exchange working out why they are talking. The one-line bios are what let the conversation begin at something useful.
Making the introduction without asking both people first.A double-opt-in introduction is the courtesy that matters here. An unrequested introduction creates an obligation to reply to a stranger, and it spends your credibility with both.
Writing bios that oversell.Inflated descriptions set expectations neither person can meet and make the first exchange harder. A plain sentence about what someone actually does is more useful and more flattering.
Questions
Why ask both people beforehand?
Because an introduction is a request for someone's time. Asking first means both arrive willing, and it lets either decline privately rather than in front of the other person.
How long should the bios be?
One sentence each, saying what they do and why it is relevant here. Enough to reply intelligently; not so much that the introduction becomes a briefing.
Should I stay on the thread?
No. Say you are stepping back, and the convention is that the first reply moves you to bcc. Remaining on it makes both people perform the conversation for an audience.
What if one of them never replies?
Leave it. Chasing an introduction turns a favour into an obligation, and the person who asked for it can follow up directly if it mattered to them.