Watch this tip or read on. For Email Action, End Effectively Saying “goodbye” when leaving someone’s home is considered polite. The same is true for business emails. It’s important to close politely. The closing can influence the reader’s response. The closing reinforces the relationship. Polite professional closings: Best Regards All the best Kind regards Warm…
Watch this tip or read on. Engage Your Reader To make sure your emails are being read, be concise. Thanks to social-media character limits and texting shortcuts, we’ve become accustomed to shorter messages. Keeping the reader’s attention is challenging, so for emails, use: 1 subject per email 1-3 sentences, at most, per paragraph bulleted points…
Watch this tip or read on. Do You Forget Your Texts? (What If They Contain Work?) The next time you get a text with a “to do,” remember to deal with it. Mark your calendar. Forward it to your inbox. Write a note. Add a reminder. Set an alarm. Otherwise, you’re liable to forget. And…
Watch this tip or read on. Want Email Action? Try These Tips How do you encourage reaction to a business email? Use these proven call-to-action principles for your professional emails: 1. State the email’s purpose (what you want) in the first or second paragraph. This will allow the reader to process the email more efficiently…