Email Openers analyzes your background, shared history, and professional overlaps with another person. Instead of generic small talk, you can build rapport faster and connect more naturally.

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Requirements

You must install the Distill Chrome extension. See What you can do with the Distill Chrome extension. The Distill Chrome extension is necessary to verify your identity and connections to make this feature work.

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How It Works

You don’t have to write anything or fill out forms. Simply view someone’s Distill profile, and Email Openers automatically generate tailored prompts in the background.

Here’s what is typically included in Email openers:

• Intro Paths - Leverage your network to start conversations the right way. Intro Paths analyzes shared connections and mutuals to craft personalized email openers that feel warm, relevant, and natural—making it easier to turn cold outreach into a trusted introduction.
• Things in Common - Find common ground instantly. We identify shared experiences, interests, and background, such as work history, career paths, hobbies, or education, and turn them into thoughtful email openers that spark genuine connection from the very first line.
• About Them - Make your outreach unmistakably personal. This email opener focuses entirely on the recipient, highlighting their achievements, recent news, or professional milestones to create email openers that feel researched, respectful, and impossible to ignore.

Where can I see Email Openers?

• On people's profiles

  

• In your Calendar Meetings

  

• In the Distill Gmail Plugin (see article)