May 22, 2012

Business E-mail Etiquette and Percpetions

Having championed the topic of E-mail Etiquette for over 15 years, the one thing at the core of Business E-mail Etiquette is how you are perceived. per·cep·tion –noun the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, … [Read more...]

Business E-mail and Grammar

E-mail is simply communicating with the written word. We are not born with these skills or education. Our writing skills are provided to us as we go through grade school for the basics, high school for more instruction and on to college. Take it from me -- this is a perpetual effort. I learn new things about how to write and use the English … [Read more...]

Discretion is Critical in Business E-mail Communications

Discretion: Freedom to act or judge on one's own Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress Refined taste; tact The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies The trait of judging wisely and objectively O.K., so based on the above, one can easily surmise how much discretion comes into play when it comes to your … [Read more...]

Professionals Do Not Forward E-mails Without Comment

Almost daily I receive a business e-mails that are forwarded without any comment from the Sender. Am I to take action? Do you have a question? Is your time more important than mine that you don't feel you need to take the time to type a nice greeting, a simple sentence or two in regard to why you are forwarding that information and what you … [Read more...]

Is Your Business Worth a Little “BEE”?

What is the big deal about integrating Business E-mail Etiquette into daily e-mail activities? It takes very little effort and once one goes through my site and at the very least my Business E-mail Etiquette 101 they then know what to do and consider and it's simple to apply. Practicing "BEE", just as most things in life, is a choice. You … [Read more...]

E for E-mail Etiquette and Efficiency

The fact is that integrating solid e-mail etiquette skills in your day to day business e-mail activities will help to make you a more efficient communicator. Those who you e-mail regularly will appreciate these efforts as you will help to make doing business with you easier and them more efficient as well. I thought about this today as I was … [Read more...]

No E-mail Etiquette; No Response?

Who needs Business E-mail Etiquette? Each and every person who is online using technology for commercial gain -- that's who! Business onliners e-mail me daily wondering why they do not receive responses to inquiries when their inquiries to me do not even include the very basics that can lend to their credibility and legitimacy. Business E-mail … [Read more...]