Dealing With Rude E-mails | Business Email Etiquette

A Little Please Never Hurts

May 12, 2009 By Judith Leave a Comment

Please: adverb Used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.: if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off? E-mails flow into this site on a daily basis from folks wondering why those who e-mail them for assistance or with requests are so rude and blunt. "Is it me who is being over-sensitive … [Read more...]

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Your E-mail IS You!

March 25, 2009 By Judith Leave a Comment

Funny how so many want to trivialize proper e-mail practices. E-mail is informal (very), e-mail is just a tool, why take e-mail so darned seriously? Whenever I kindly correct someone or point out something that they need to be aware of so that they are perceived positively, which is critical when it comes to business e-mails, I always get an … [Read more...]

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Business Email Flamers

November 5, 2008 By Judith Leave a Comment

Flaming is basically a very harsh message from one person to another via email. Flaming was initially a term used to describe what would happen, what type of emails you could expect to receive, if you participated on a mailing list or discussion board and broke the rules or it was clear you didn't take the time to read them. Flaming now tends … [Read more...]

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