Avoiding sarcasm email is advised for one good reason -- you leave the implied level of sarcasm to the recipient. That's risky at best! Being sarcasm is rarely a positive thing, unless you are a skilled and … [Read more...]
When is a Joke Not a Joke?
A site visitor writes:I hit "reply" to an email in which I should have "forwarded" to another individual. The reply wasn't negative in connotation but it did refer to the sender in a joking manner (to me, anyway) … [Read more...]
E-mail Use and Discretion
I do interviews on the topic of E-mail Etiquette quite regularity for years now. Without fail I am always asked what my recommendation would be to get people to pay attention to their E-mail Etiquette and writing … [Read more...]
Emotional Emails & Jumping to Conclusions
Before you hit that Reply button and start typing a cryptic emotional response that you may later regret, take a breath. Stop, sit back and carefully reread the entire email that you are responding to. Only then … [Read more...]
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