Email Etiquette Tips and Advice
Articles and how-tos so that you can use technology with knowledge, understanding, and courtesy.
Recent Articles
Do You E-mail and Surf on Company Time?
Do you forward jokes to coworkers on company time? Surf the Web for non-job related info or a recipe for tonight’s dinner? Do you email friends and family members from…
Where’s the BCc:?
A Teachable Moment… I received an email this morning where I was being scolded. First, they noticed how I am always “harping” about using BCc: to shield your contact’s email…
The Best Way to Say “Stop Forwarding!”
In my experience, folks are always more open to new information or suggestions that they are doing something incorrectly when it is done with courtesy and good intentions. So, don’t hide behind your screen, assist others to learn what they do not yet know by being a kind voice amongst all the noise that they can count on to help them!
Is E-mail Too Easy?
A concerned site visitor comments: Do we overuse email as a communication medium? In many instances, email is the “easy approach” but not necessarily the best approach. Yes, yes we…
E-mail Forwards Worth Ending a Friendship?
What is a “friend”? A site visitor was curious and pondered: Here is the situation with a “friend” of mine… We sent each other Christmas cards, no phone calls or…
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