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Oxford Learning Institute University of Oxford G:\PD Programmes\MLDS Level 0 - Managing Yourself\Writing for work purposes\Online materials\4 email - writing emails.doc Writing Effective Emails Making sure your messages get read and acted upon Do people respond to your emails in the way you intend? Or do they seem to ignore them, or miss important information? And are you sure that you're making the best possible impression with your emails? When you compose an email message, there are some simple rules that you can follow to ensure that your emails make a positive impression, and get you the response you want. We look at these here, and we'll illustrate the points we're talking about with both good and bad examples at the end of each section. Subject Lines are Headlines A newspaper headline has two functions: it grabs your attention, and it tells you what the article is about, so that you can decide if you want to read further. Email subject lines need to do exactly the same thing. Use a few well-chosen words, so that the recipient knows at a glance what the email is about. If your message is one of a regular series of emails, such as a weekly project report, include the date in the subject line. And for a message that needs a response, you might want to include a call to action, such as "Please reply by November 7". Remember that everyone tries to reduce the amount of "spam" email messages they receive. If you make appropriate use of the subject line, you increase the chances that your email will be read, rather than mistaken for spam and deleted without so much as a glance. Finally, never leave the subject line blank. A newspaper always has headlines and emails with blank subject lines are usually spam and likely to end up in the “junk” folder. Bad Example Subject: Meeting Hi Jim, I just wanted to remind you about the meeting we have scheduled next week. Do let me know if you have any questions! Best wishes, Mark This email is an example of poor communication for several reasons. Let's focus on the headline. As you can see, it's titled "Meeting". Why is this a bad headline? Well, there's no information about the meeting. If your calendar is full of meetings, you might even wonder which one Mark is talking about. And there's certainly no clarity about the subject, or when and where the meeting's being held. What's more, the lack of specific information makes it look like a spam email. This email risks being directed to the junk folder instead of the inbox and/or being deleted and not read.

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