Thursday, January 27, 2022
We’ve been encouraging you to empty your inbox as part of the international Clean Out Your Inbox Week. One more day to go… How’re you doing?
Here is one of our greatest tips for a well-written email:
People have a tendency to build up to a conclusion when they write; this tendency makes it very difficult, at times, for readers to figure out what the main issue or request is. And the longer the email messages, the more difficulty recipients can have to discern the action request, observation, question, or conclusion.
The solution is to put that main request, point, or conclusion in the very first line of your message.
Check this free video tip for more information…
Why it works:
By placing the main point, assignment, or request in the first line of the email, you guarantee that it will be read. With 70% of email message readers skimming, the farther down the road of the message, the less likely it will be read in detail. By putting your main point in the first sentence, you can avoid misinterpretations and get readers focused on exactly what you want, right from the start.
What is your biggest email productivity challenge?
About Marsha Egan, CPCU, CSP, PCC, ICF-Certified CoachMarsha Egan, is CEO of the Egan Group, Inc., Nantucket MA and an internationally recognized professional speaker. She is a leading authority on email productivity. Her acclaimed ?12 Step Program for E-Mail E-ddiction? received international attention, being featured on ABC Nightly News, Fox News, and newspapers across the globe. In early 2009, the program was adapted into a book, Inbox Detox and the Habit of E-mail Excellence (Acanthus 2009 - http://InboxDetox.com/book) Marsha works with forward-thinking organizations that want to create a profit-rich and productive email culture. Marsha was named one of Pennsylvania?s Top 50 Women in Business in 2006.