Writing Sensible E-mail
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, 43 Folders has some helpful tips on writing sensible e-mail messages. While you can’t really control incomming messages, you can control messages you send. Some tips include:
- Understand why you’re writing
- Don’t bury the lede (i.e. get to the point)
- Write a great subject line
- Fit the entire e-mail on one screen with no scrolling
- Include whether your e-mail is actionable (i.e. Do you need a response or is it just an FYI? Is it time sensitive?)