1. Building Community Through Email

2. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him read your email.

3. Elements of a Great Email Strong, accurate subject line Clear text and formatting Concise message Call to action

4. Why Does This Matter? Everyone is busy People only read what they want to read You are constantly building your credibility for the future We are awash in a sea of email every day Competition for readers is fierce

5. 100 emails per day

7. Be Brief, Brother, Be Brief Make your point quickly Direct reader to a website for more information End

8. Call to Action Direct the audience to do something Be clear Help the audience get it done

9. How Often Should I Send? Depends on what you have to say One to three times per month is standard

10. Formatting Guidelines Keep paragraphs short Use one font throughout Avoid exclamation points! Bold and italicize sparingly Red doesn’t help

11. Subject Lines 6 to 8 words max Key points should come first Be clear and specific Use logical keywords If appropriate, use deadlines

12. Common Mistakes Starting a sentence in… USING ALL CAPS Being vague and wordy Frgetting to chck spellling

13. The Good, Fall 2015 Mini-Reunion Schedule Classmates, don’t forget to check out our Fall Mini-Reunion schedule for the Class of 1993! The Bad, and the Ugly HELLO CLASSMATES near and far; please read the attached list of mini-reunions and mark your calendars to see your friends from the best class ever, 1993!

14. Subject Line Exercise Hello fellow members of the Class of 1993, and updates on fall programming and activities Updating some information that was incorrect in the last newsletter! INTRODUCING YOUR NEW CLASS TREASURER, JOE DARTMOUTH!!!