Good advice from David Silverman: How to revise an email so people will read it:
- Delete redundancies.
- Use numbers and specifics, not adverbs and adjectives.
- Add missing context.
- Focus on the strongest argument.
- Delete off-topic material.
- Seek out equivocation and remove it.
- Kill your favorites.
- Delete anything written in the heat of emotion.
- Shorten.
- Give it a day.
The longer I am in business, the more I've become convinced that good communication is a crucial business skill.
This is one reason among many why I like blogging; it is good communication practice!
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