Hey – don’t just read these, rate them 0-5 on how well you follow them, 0 being stinky, and 5 being fabulous. 1. Be concise. ‘Nuff said. 2. Get to … Continue reading Thirty Quick Email Etiquette Tips
Thirty Quick Email Etiquette Tips
Category: Email Etiquette
How You Can Use Email to Hold Back Your Career
Email is here to stay. It is very quickly becoming the primary communication tool in business. And if you want to hold back your career with your email practices, here … Continue reading How You Can Use Email to Hold Back Your Career
In the Job Market?
In the job market? Set up a separate email address for contact with prospective employers. Managing your first impressions is critical to your job hunt. With all the free email … Continue reading In the Job Market?
Is Sending E-mail after Midnight a Good Idea?
NO! A resounding no! Some corporate emailers may think they’re impressing their bosses, peers or subordinates by sending emails in the middle of the night. And while an occasional 3:00 … Continue reading Is Sending E-mail after Midnight a Good Idea?
How to Stop the Jokester without Losing a Friend
We all know them. They are our friends who love jokes, and continually, and perhaps incessantly share them with us by email. And while we appreciate the thought, we groan … Continue reading How to Stop the Jokester without Losing a Friend
Email tip: Consider the overall time for the transaction
When deciding whether to email, call or visit, consider the overall time of all parties involved, not just the amount of time it takes you to create and send your … Continue reading Email tip: Consider the overall time for the transaction
Email Best Practice: Use the calendar feature to set up appointments.
Most email programs have a “Calendar” feature that not only allows you to schedule important meetings and due dates, but also sends you reminders and prompts about those important deadlines … Continue reading Email Best Practice: Use the calendar feature to set up appointments.
Email Best Practice: Include an auto signature
By including your contact information in every e-mail you send, you make it easy for the recipient to respond to you, whether by e-mail, telephone, or post. Most e-mail programs … Continue reading Email Best Practice: Include an auto signature
Email tip: Clean up forwarded e-mails.
When forwarding multiple appended e-mails, either highlight the key points to which you are referring, or delete the extraneous information. This is a very respectful action that will save the … Continue reading Email tip: Clean up forwarded e-mails.
Email Tip: Call First
If you have something that requires attention, call first to notify the recipient that he or she should view his or her email, not the other way around. We’ve all … Continue reading Email Tip: Call First
Email Etiquette: Is it a capital offense to use CAPS?
Great editorial in the Patriot News by Steven Birmingham, Maybe ALL CAPS isn’t bad ALLLLL the time? Here’s the link.
