73 Ways to Turn a Me-mail into an E-mail
Business & Finance, Business Reference, Business Communication
| Author: | Gisela Hausmann | ISBN: | 9781732421165 |
| Publisher: | Gisela Hausmann | Publication: | May 14, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gisela Hausmann |
| ISBN: | 9781732421165 |
| Publisher: | Gisela Hausmann |
| Publication: | May 14, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Every day more than 281 billion consumer and business e-mails are sent; hundreds of millions of business people are asking for the sale, for information, for collaboration, for support, and more – via email. Overwhelmed by the daily flood of emails, recipients have become very selective. Nobody wants to read me-mails (“I am soandso... I sell/produce/offer this and that... and I want/need/request...”).
Email evangelist Gisela Hausmann’s “73 Ways to Turn a Me-Mail into an E-mail” will teach you what not to write (and why) and how to rephrase, with real life examples.
Gisela Hausmann is an email evangelist, a mass media expert, and a multi-award winning author. Since 2008 she analyzed more than 110K+ emails for effectiveness and personal appeal. Her work has been featured in SUCCESS, in Entrepreneur, and on Bloomberg’s Technology podcast "Decrypted." She is also the winner of the Sparky Award 2016 “Best Subject Line.”
Content:
•I remember the days and weeks when I realized that e-mail is a wonder tool
•About this book
•The Basic Mindset
•Only in the dictionary Elevator Pitch comes before E-mail
•E-mail is every professional’s greatest tool
•E-mails’ A, B, Cs
•What is a me-mail?
•Me-mails come in all shapes and sizes
•Sending me-mails just because we can makes no sense
•Don’t use the words “I, my, and me”
•5 brutal facts about me-mails
•Avoiding me-mail salutations
•Avoiding other lame intros
•“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”–Voltaire
•Avoiding Writing I-Thank Yous
•Avoiding trying to "Look Clever"
•Avoiding mentioning what you'll do in the future
•Avoiding sending uncalled-for reminders
•Avoiding flattery
•Avoiding platitudes and unnecessary words
•Avoiding outdated and redundant phrases
•Avoiding meaningless jargon
•Avoiding passive-aggressive writing and beating around the bush
•Avoiding inadvertently patronizing people
•Avoiding writing "threats"
•Avoiding words of doubt
•Avoiding asking randomly chosen people for monetary support
•Avoiding stating that because we like somebody's work they are supposed to do something for us
•Avoiding minimizing others' potential contributions
•Avoiding stretching the truth
•Avoiding writing too short e-mails
•Avoiding illogical arguments
•Avoiding buzzwords
•If you must use the word "I"
•5 overarching concepts
•Sentence structure matters
•It's all about "the difference"
•Getting to the point
•E-mail persona is everything
•Storytelling
•Summing it up
• BONUS: my thoughts on the subject lines from the 2016 presidential candidates’ welcome emails
Every day more than 281 billion consumer and business e-mails are sent; hundreds of millions of business people are asking for the sale, for information, for collaboration, for support, and more – via email. Overwhelmed by the daily flood of emails, recipients have become very selective. Nobody wants to read me-mails (“I am soandso... I sell/produce/offer this and that... and I want/need/request...”).
Email evangelist Gisela Hausmann’s “73 Ways to Turn a Me-Mail into an E-mail” will teach you what not to write (and why) and how to rephrase, with real life examples.
Gisela Hausmann is an email evangelist, a mass media expert, and a multi-award winning author. Since 2008 she analyzed more than 110K+ emails for effectiveness and personal appeal. Her work has been featured in SUCCESS, in Entrepreneur, and on Bloomberg’s Technology podcast "Decrypted." She is also the winner of the Sparky Award 2016 “Best Subject Line.”
Content:
•I remember the days and weeks when I realized that e-mail is a wonder tool
•About this book
•The Basic Mindset
•Only in the dictionary Elevator Pitch comes before E-mail
•E-mail is every professional’s greatest tool
•E-mails’ A, B, Cs
•What is a me-mail?
•Me-mails come in all shapes and sizes
•Sending me-mails just because we can makes no sense
•Don’t use the words “I, my, and me”
•5 brutal facts about me-mails
•Avoiding me-mail salutations
•Avoiding other lame intros
•“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”–Voltaire
•Avoiding Writing I-Thank Yous
•Avoiding trying to "Look Clever"
•Avoiding mentioning what you'll do in the future
•Avoiding sending uncalled-for reminders
•Avoiding flattery
•Avoiding platitudes and unnecessary words
•Avoiding outdated and redundant phrases
•Avoiding meaningless jargon
•Avoiding passive-aggressive writing and beating around the bush
•Avoiding inadvertently patronizing people
•Avoiding writing "threats"
•Avoiding words of doubt
•Avoiding asking randomly chosen people for monetary support
•Avoiding stating that because we like somebody's work they are supposed to do something for us
•Avoiding minimizing others' potential contributions
•Avoiding stretching the truth
•Avoiding writing too short e-mails
•Avoiding illogical arguments
•Avoiding buzzwords
•If you must use the word "I"
•5 overarching concepts
•Sentence structure matters
•It's all about "the difference"
•Getting to the point
•E-mail persona is everything
•Storytelling
•Summing it up
• BONUS: my thoughts on the subject lines from the 2016 presidential candidates’ welcome emails
