Your starting point when writing email 1. Your aim should be to … Write and format your email to maximise the ease/speed with which your audience can read, digest and action your email. 2. How to get your email dealt with – When many people get back from holiday they have hundreds of emails to attend. Beyond those of high priority, they are drawn first to those whose format makes them quick to digest and action – and they defer...
Read MoreHere are 10 questions – with suggested answers – to self-diagnose how good YOU are at managing and staying on top of your email. How quickly do you expect a reply to your emails? TIP – Don’t get impatient. Be realistic. Why not establish norms in your office (a reasonable response time). Or send informative holding replies instead of overly-speedy email replies with possible mistakes. Are you suffering from email addiction?...
Read More10 questions – with answers – to self-diagnose how good you are at managing and staying on top of your email. 1. How quickly do you expect a reply to your emails? Be realistic when waiting for others, establish norms in your office (for how long to wait), and send informative holding replies instead of overly-speedy mistakes. 2. Are you suffering from email addiction? Limit your checking e.g. to every 60–90...
Read MoreIs your email inbox overloaded – or do you spend too much time on your emails? READ my 6Ps for making your emailing day a lot lot easier. ( You can also read my blog posts on Tips for email and Avoiding the PESTS of email ) 1) Use the 3-Part structure to save time on emails Many people get 30+ emails every day – their inbox is overloaded. And dealing with so many emails is time consuming and not easy. If an email...
Read MoreI wrote elsewhere about the challenges of writing emails … Leading on from that, here are my emailing tips for getting your email RIGHT- avoiding mistakes, keeping the right side of colleagues, and getting your email acted upon fast. It all comes down to these email tips, or what I call ‘The 5 P’s’. Tip No. 1 – The email’s Purpose Before you start writing your email, think what you want to achieve from...
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Emails are great… but because of where and how we use them, it is easy to make mistakes. Read on for may advice. Don’t let emails be a P-E-S-T P ressure of workplaces makes us over hasty when sending emails – or not check and work, and therefore make mistakes. E motions are hard to convey in text, and can easily be misread by readers who don’t know us etc. So, don’t email when annoyed, nor late at night/end of...
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