Good Communication Takes Some Work
Subject Line Your subject line must “speak” to the topic Summarize the message contents Subject lines to avoid – Don’t say “hi” – Don’t leave it blank – Don’t make it too long – just the facts!
Keep Your Short Make it quick to read Make it easy to understand If you have multiple topics, think about sending multiple (short) s
Reply vs. Reply All Pay Attention! Don’t send a message to everyone if everyone doesn’t need to read it
Read Again Before You Send Re-read your message to: – Make sure your message is clear – Remove ambiguities – Remove emotional responses (don’t reply in haste or in anger)
Use the proper “voice” Remember your audience – Don’t use “text speak” for business, communicating with a teacher, college, etc. – Use the “right” amount of formality for the situation
Check your spelling Always do a spell check
Once you send, you have no control Once you send an , you have given up control of your message It could be forwarded to anyone else, printed, placed on a web page, etc. Be careful with what you say!