Email Style
Settings
Style Resolution
Umber checks each layer in order
1
Direct Relationship
Specific person style guide
2
Person Type
Manager, client, colleague...
3
Email Context
Meeting request, follow-up...
4
General Style
Your baseline email voice
5
Heuristics
Smart defaults
Result
Using Layer 1 (Direct Relationship) style for Marcus Chen — your saved style guide for him applies.
Per-person styles
Custom voice for each relationship
M
Marcus Chen
Colleague · Product Team
Casual
Direct
Brief
Example greeting
"Hey Marcus — quick question about the timeline."
L
Lisa Park
Manager · Direct report
Professional
Warm
Detailed
Example greeting
"Hi Lisa, I wanted to follow up on our conversation from yesterday."
J
James Wilson
Client · Acme Corp
Formal
Thorough
Respectful
Example greeting
"Dear James, Thank you for your time on our call today."
General email style
Your baseline voice when no specific style applies
📝 Your defaults
Start with "Hi [name]" for colleagues, "Dear [name]" for clients
Keep paragraphs short — max 2-3 sentences
End with "Best," or "Thanks," depending on tone
Avoid exclamation marks in work emails
Never start with "I hope this email finds you well"
🎯 Learned patterns
You usually respond within 2-3 hours during work
Average email length: 67 words
You prefer bullet points for action items
Learning from edits
Every correction improves future drafts
Recent learning
Umber's draft
Hi Marcus! Hope you're having a great week! Just wanted to touch base about the timeline.
Your edit
Hey Marcus — Quick question about the timeline.
💡 What Umber learned
For Marcus: Use "Hey" not "Hi", skip pleasantries
Use em-dash for casual separation
Get to the point quickly with colleagues
Style confidence for Marcus
87%
Based on 12 emails and 3 edits
Confidence levels
When Umber shows drafts vs sends directly
Marcus Chen
87%
High confidence — can send with quick review
Lisa Park
72%
Medium confidence — review recommended
New contact
35%
Low confidence — always show draft first
⚙️ Your threshold settings
>80%: Can send with one-tap approval
50-80%: Show draft for review
<50%: Always require manual editing
Style in action
Same message, different recipients
To Marcus (casual colleague)
To: marcus@company.com
Re: Timeline
Hey Marcus — can we push the deadline to Friday? Got pulled into a few things this week. Let me know if that works.
Thanks,
Sarah
Thanks,
Sarah
To Lisa (manager)
To: lisa@company.com
Re: Timeline
Hi Lisa,
I wanted to ask about adjusting the project deadline to Friday. A few things came up this week that impacted my availability.
Would that work on your end? Happy to discuss if it causes any issues.
Best,
Sarah
I wanted to ask about adjusting the project deadline to Friday. A few things came up this week that impacted my availability.
Would that work on your end? Happy to discuss if it causes any issues.
Best,
Sarah
To James (client)
To: james@acmecorp.com
Re: Timeline
Dear James,
I wanted to reach out regarding the project timeline. Due to some internal scheduling adjustments, we'd like to request an extension to Friday.
Please let me know if this works for your team. We're happy to discuss any concerns.
Thank you,
Sarah
I wanted to reach out regarding the project timeline. Due to some internal scheduling adjustments, we'd like to request an extension to Friday.
Please let me know if this works for your team. We're happy to discuss any concerns.
Thank you,
Sarah