9 Dos and Don’ts To Improve Your Emailing…

Our new
digital era has made it easy to reach your coworkers immediately, anytime,
anywhere—but before clicking “send,” you should think twice.

Key Takeaways

Don’t: Send
unacceptable content using your work email
Do: Define
your target audience
Do: Keep it to
the point
Do: Be polite
Don’t: Use
emojis

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Earlier on, a
famous producer for a popular Boston Radio show was laid off. The HR reason for
laying her off was that they’d eliminated her position. Before going home, she
had received an email saying: the company is welcoming a new producer to fill
her position. The HR team had forgotten to remove her email address from the
staff list. Embarrassing!

Thanks to new
technologies, we can interact promptly with colleagues, employers, and
customers. But we often fail to slow down to ensure that all of the i’s are
capitalized, and the question marks are placed.

Ok, your best
friend doesn’t mind if you mistyped the name of the coffee shop or that
predictive text tool skewed your letter, but when it comes to business emails,
editing, reviewing, and proofreading are essentials.

Here are some dos and don’ts to follow in your work email communications to improve your emailing skills.

Don’t: Send
unacceptable content using your work email

Never compose
or forward any emails that can be considered to be unacceptable. Since
Cybersecurity has become a primary issue for many businesses, companies track
their staff’s email addresses more strictly. Never submit something you’d be
nervous about justifying to your manager.

Do: Define
your target audience

There’s a vast
difference in how you talk when you send an email to a friend, coworker, or
employer. Keep your words formal and respectful while sending emails to your
colleagues and bosses alike. And make sure you have just the participants who
have to see the email. Please don’t give it to anyone who isn’t interested. We
all have so many emails in our inbox—be respectful.

Do: Keep it to
the point

Keep the emails precise and brief. Split information into listings or simple call-to-action (for example: could you please give me the marketing plan for the next month?) to keep your emails easy to check. Avoid addressing several tasks or topics in one email. Instead, you can send separate emails. You will eliminate frustration and make the emails easier to read. Freebie: If you keep your demands perfectly understandable, your team will get them completed quicker.

Keep the
emails precise and brief. Split text into categories or specific
calls-to-action to make the messages easy to read.

Do: Be polite

Be decent and
friendly. If you’re sending emails to a workmate, a supplier, or a customer,
you don’t ever want your email to appear judgmental, offensive, or in other
forms that show unprofessionalism. Use a calm and confident tone of voice. Be
formal because it works all the time, even if you don’t know how to set the
appropriate tone of voice.

Don’t: Use
emojis

Keep your
smiley faces and excited emojis for your friends and what’s app family group.
In professional settings, all you need to show is how you add value to your
position, so sending a mail to your coworker or your boss telling him that you’ve
made a new contract has to be formal with no smiley faces. Be precise and show
your value professionally.

Do: Review and
proofread

It takes
minutes to review the emails for obvious spelling or grammatical mistakes, an
easy task that will keep your manager from getting interrupted. Many email
systems have a built-in spell-check feature, so make the last check before
sending your email. You’ll quickly notice some grammatical mistakes or missing
letters to make it easy for the reader to get your message.

Do: Filter
your inbox regularly

Nothing is more
challenging than coming back to your laptop with 100 new emails. It may sound
like you’re losing precious time when you pause to filter your inbox, but it’s
a protection against missing highly important emails. Start scrolling through
the new mails in the morning, moving and classifying them into divided
subfolders (like urgent, less important, Done). Checking your email regularly
will make the process easier. Moreover, it ensures that you’ll never miss any
important emails.

Don’t: Misuse
the “Reply all” button

If there is no
good excuse to send a group email correspondence, hang on to the “Reply
All” button. If anyone asks you a question and has other coworkers on an
email, you don’t know why you can respond to the one who asks only. Then, he
can decide if he wants to forward your reply to other people or no.

Do: Ask for
guidance

Sending emails
has a certain etiquette, so if you don’t know how to follow this etiquette, ask
your supervisors or managers to guide you on creating a professional email, whom
to mention, and which tone to use. This can help you save too much time and
build the right image as a professional.

Email is a primary channel for business communications nowadays. Know the business policies to make sure you keep up-to-date with the latest updates. Your role and your future rely on mastering email etiquette.