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Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

louie vuitton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:54:37 -0000

spelling and grammar.
Answer emails promptly (although I have to admit I have a hard time with this just due to sheer volume).
Be careful about forwards.
Treat every e-mail as if it’’s for public consumption.
Personalize your e-mails.
Account for tone.
Don”t let e-mail replace the human touch.
For more details, see Email Etiquette Tips at Newsday.

On a related but slightly different note, have

Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

louie vuitton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:54:07 -0000

people use it so ineffectively, or at least so much less effectively than they could.

I was recently interviewed, along with with several other experts on email communications, for Newsday for an article on email etiquette. The consensus of the experts:

Pay attention to the subject line.
Get to the point.
Check spelling and grammar.
Answer emails promptly (although I have to admit I have a hard time with this just due to sheer volume).
Be careful about forwards.
Treat every e-mail as if it’’s for public

Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

Louis Vuitton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:12:33 -0000

Ensure that the “To” and “CC” boxes are left blank, while typing the mail content, so that the message is not sent accidentally. Type the client’s mail id the only after the mail has been written, QCed and accepted.

Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

Louis Vuitton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:07:45 -0000

yes, but that doesn't prevent free speech does it? You still have your freedom, you can't say it there. but you stillhave your freedom...simplistic I know...but all of us have rules and regs...nothing we can do about that.

Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

Ellen McDonald — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:25:44 -0000

The links to the Newsday article did not work on Nov. 6.

Re: Email Etiquette and Productivity

Jan Vermeiren — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:02:05 -0000

Hi Scott,

thanks for sharing this !

E-mail is one communication medium next to telephone, face to face conversations, instant messaging, online networks and many others.

They all have their own spot in the communication mix like you mentioned about e-mail and long prose.

What I always tell the people in my training courses is to forget about your own favorite communication medium.

For example: I hate text messaging, but I know that my best friend doesn't answer his phone, replies to e-mail a few days later, but answers within 20 minutes to a text message.

So my advice: use the favorite communication medium of the person you want to reach.

Jan

Founder of Networking Coach (http://www.networking-coach...)