What They Don't Teach You About Emails

What They Don't Teach You About Emails

Vol. 1, No 1, August 25, 2023


Any form of writing can be intimidating, even for professionals. One of the challenges of being a professional writer is staring at the blank page as it stares back at you. But writing doesn't have to frighten you because it's a skill you can learn with time and consistent effort, just like any other life skill.

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Today, we will focus on writing better and more impactful emails.

Several qualities make an impactful and winning email. We shall focus on six attributes of a winning email for brevity. But before you look over these attributes, please keep in mind that we are discussing work emails in this piece, not the email you will send to your significant other or partner.

The features we will look over today are as follows. First, the indispensability of an appropriate subject line or headline. Second, your email should be concise and well-focused; third, it should be clear on the action required or the intention of the email. Fourth, it should be polite and tone-appropriate. If it is a complex subject you're to write on, you should write the mail separately on Word read and edit it efficiently before copying it into the email section. Depending on the severity of the issue, it may be necessary to 'sleep on it,' that is, to leave it overnight for the subconscious to work on it before you send it the next day.

This is critical because many influential and over-performing professionals have landed in hot soup due to an inappropriate tone or word in an email, perhaps written in a hurry or anger.

Fifth, avoid quotes, symbolism, or idioms that may be offensive to others. If you're black, for example, and sending an email to someone of the Caucasian race or any other race other than the black race, be mindful of the challenges of cross-cultural communication. Same goes for an Asian writing an email to someone from another race. Cross-cultural communication is an identified impediment to effective communication because humans see virtually everything in life from the colorful prisms of their "lived" experiences. So, to be an effective writer, you should be aware of this, and take corrective measures to address it. (We shall examine cross-cultural communication in due course).

Finally, be clear about the 'call-to-action' in your business email. As you edit the final text, ask yourself, is the message ambiguous? Does this email make sense to me?

In next week's newsletter, I shall discuss The Subtle Art Of Writing Winning Emails.


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Anthonia Omatsola

21 Century life builder & knowledge communicator specialist.

1 年

The newsletter is very educative, I believe it achieved it’s point thereby educating it’s readers on the importance of writing a better and impactful emails, especially as a professional and more importantly for formal purposes.

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Prince Val C Oji

Chief Consultant @ Purple Canvas Communications | FCAI, MCA | Have you dreamed of becoming an author but struggled to find the time? Let's assist you in writing and publishing books. | I'm also an Art Aficionado.

1 年

Way to go, Emmanuel. Sometimes, you wake up the next day and cannot recognize the email you wrote. It's always a good idea to allow the written email to "cure."

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Emmanuel Udo (MSc, PMP, CMC, FIMC, FIIM, MNSE)

Executive Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Project Management Consultant Helping Executives, Project Managers and Business Owners improve leadership skills, get commitment, team alignment & cohesion, and performance improvement.

1 年

Great piece. I like 'sleeping on' email that deals with sensitive issues. Avoiding convoluted or long-winded sentences is good practice. Using simple words and easy to understand sentences is another good practice. After all, simplicity is the?ultimate sophistication, according to Leonardo Da Vinci.

Prince Val C Oji

Chief Consultant @ Purple Canvas Communications | FCAI, MCA | Have you dreamed of becoming an author but struggled to find the time? Let's assist you in writing and publishing books. | I'm also an Art Aficionado.

1 年

Thanks a lot to all those who read this edition and shared it on their networks. And to those who have yet to read, I urge you to do so. Writing well, and communicating shared meaning and shared understanding is pivotal to the progress and profitability of every corporation. I expect to continue to share cutting-edge writing nuggets weekly to empower everyone to write with confidence and style in the workplace.

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