You’re busy; I’m busy; we are all busier than ever. Therefore our time is at a premium.
Get to the point, quickly and efficiently.
Frustrated with long-winded emails? Rambling run-ons of digital tedium? Become one of the few whose emails are concise, sharp, to the point and respectful of the recipient’s time.
4 steps to better emails, effective and respectful of people’s time.
- Present a NUMBERED list at the top listing the email’s contents;
- Number your paragraphs to clearly delineate each topic of the email;
- Subtitle each paragraph so readers scan the email more quickly;
- Close your email with an ‘action/non-action’ end. The recipient understands if they need to act or just file the email.
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Here’s a visual example of the effective emailing:
