3 Ways to Send a Stronger Email
28 Aug 2024 · 1 min
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Replace apologies with gratitude, skip the exclamation points, and cut adverbs like "basically" and "apparently." Three small changes make your emails sound less defensive and more direct.
Replace apologies with gratitude, skip the exclamation points, and cut adverbs like "basically" and "apparently." Three small changes make your emails sound less defensive and more direct.
3 easy ways to send a stronger email. Number 1, don't begin your email with "sorry," as in, "Sorry, I'm just not getting back to you. Sorry, I'm just now seeing this." You handling your priorities is nothing to apologize for. So to make it stronger, replace it with a phrase of gratitude. For example, "Thank you for the patience," or "I appreciate the time to respond." Number 2, eliminate the excessive exclamation points. A little bit's okay. A lot starts to sound a little too eager and a little too insincere. A good rule of thumb is if you wouldn't shout it in front of their face, don't use an exclamation point. And number 3, watch the use of adverbs. These are words that end in -ly. You see them most of the time as so basically, so essentially, and apparently. You don't need them. So to send a stronger email, just delete them. So try that and follow me.
