More Email Etiquette…

 

Keeping on top of your massively overloaded inbox becoming too daunting a task? One quick way to organise through your emails is to reply quickly and concisely. Here’s a view on replying efficiently…

If you’re staring at that overbearing inbox and are considering the possible numerous amount of times you have tried to tackle it… and failed. well one solution to your problem is to ignore pure organisation and start replying efficiently… without removing quality.

A few simple steps start here:

• Be Concise
• Begin with “actions” first
• Number any questions
• Be concise and remember Clarity!
• Make a deadline
• Make note of projects you’ll start later
• Don’t send thank you emails unless totally necessary
• Ignore thoughts of angry or sarcastic emails (you don’t need to send them, they don’t need to read them)
• Never “reply all” unless its an absolute must.

The idea is to keep everything short and to the point, which is how emails should always work. They are not lengthy conversations or project starters, save that kind of discussion for face to face or at least Skype.

This is somewhat of a metal template for being concise, correct and polite but also efficient, and remind you that not all emails are in need of a reply. If you can delete it, delete it.