Best Practices for Effective E- mail

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Best Practices for Effective E- mail

What Can You Expect?

 View Training Video

 Build Knowledge of E-mail

Etiquette

 Summarize Key Points

 Demonstrate Understanding with

Class Activity

Summary: E-mail Tips

 Only use when best communication

 Avoid e-mail wars

 Avoid using e-mail to “hide” or avoid conflict

 Never put in e-mail what you wouldn’t say directly to the person

 Use bullets

Summary Continued

 Descriptive subject line- write ACTION when action is required of recipient

 Be conscious of e-mail tone

 Be careful of using all caps, exclamations

 Spell check

 Never send e-mail when angry

Class Activity

Using the classroom laptops and desktops, compose and send e-mails to your marketing teacher for the following situations:

1) You received a bad grade in a class and want to schedule a time to discuss the grade with the teacher.

2) You want to ask for Friday night off from work and need to send an e-mail to your supervisor

3) You need to meet with a classmate to complete a marketing project, but feel they are not pulling their weight. Send an e-mail detailing your agenda for the next time you work together.

HVANDYKE@LCPS.org

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