Email Etiquette

   by Frankie Russoin Marketing / Email Marketing    (submitted 2010-08-17)

We live in an E-age today, and one of the most common and powerful modes of communication is email. It becomes very important that we learn to write proper emails with right verbiage, because our words would speak for us here. While talking, the other person can hear your tone but while reading, its very different, a simple statement may sound rude unless you choose right words or phrases to communicate what you want, a lot of our official and personal jobs get done only through emails and hence to have is crucial in the present day to maintain, better relationships, to have better business prospects or better deals, to make things right where a conversation may be, has spoilt the show and many more such pleasant and profitable things.

While at work, we may find a horde of emails that are boring, meaningless, lengthy or very annoying and rude. This will never get you the desired outcome what you expect out of that communication, because you are not present there for a re-buttle and soothe things immediately. Instead emails written perfectly can work better than verbal or telephonic communication.

We will discuss 15 very basic points that are indispensable, when it comes to writing emails. In other words they are the Salient Features of s.

1.Do not write in CAPITALS, it exudes rudeness.
2.Be concise and to the point, as far as possible.
3.Include a courteous greeting and closing.
4.Spell check - pay close attention to the typo-errors.
5.Incorporate all relevant information that is essential to understand your request or point of view.
6.Use appropriate punctuation, to structure your sentences and phrases.
7.Do not use emoticons to prospective employers or for strict business emails.
8.Do not write in upper case letter, it seems rude, use Capitals to highlight a word/s in between if needed.
9.Use a meaningful subject; it should convey the basic gist of the subject matter in the body of the email.
10.Make one last check that the addresses are the ones you need to send your email to.
11.Always acknowledge emails.
12.Don't hesitate to say thank you, how are you, or appreciate your help.
13.Less usage of multiple colours in the body of the email- at times it is difficult to read such mails and hence the content may be missed.
14.Be formal, when it comes to business emails, especially with clients you are yet to set up a close relationship with. Being formal reflects courtesy when the other person reads it. About the Author

With the outright popularity of Internet and emails becoming the core of communication system, plays a very prominent role in effective communication. Whether for business or personal, it is fundamental, that you follow the basics of

Frankie Russo



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