View Poll Results: How long are your typical emails?

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  • 1-2 sentences

    7 36.84%
  • A paragraph or so

    7 36.84%
  • A few paragraphs

    1 5.26%
  • Quite a few paragraphs

    1 5.26%
  • Always different

    3 15.79%
  • Who still uses email?

    0 0%
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How long are your emails?

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  1. #11

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    I always try to end my emails in a paragraph or so. Most people won't read the information beyond that anyway, and then I'd have to reply the same thing in the next email..

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  2. #12

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    Why did you ask?


  3. #13

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    Why did you ask?
    Why indeed. Just looking at the pattern of emails v seniority / role.

  4. #14

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    Quote Originally Posted by fullmetaljacket:
    Using the "To" field helps with assigning the responsibility or next steps. I've worked with people who would do anything to avoid taking any responsibility. Addressing them directly while keeping others in CC does help at times. I am amazed how many pencil pushers are still holding jobs.

    BCC is tricky. I've had seniors who would BCC juniors as the "client" does not want to see juniors on the emails. This is when that very junior has worked day and night on that report/email.
    Nowadays you can @ people in the body of the message to assign actions.
    I also use tags e.g. [INFO], [ACTION] in the subject line a lot.

    CC has its use..e.g. sometimes you have a junior shadowing you and that's a perfect use for the CC field.

    Email is mostly professional, and mostly for clients though..these days any personal communication is via WhatsApp/telegram/WeChat/signal (including calls/video calls), any professional exchange internal to the company is via slack
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  5. #15

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    Usually the content is "can you have a look at this" because someone unnecessarily escalated yet again.


  6. #16

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    Simple rules:
    - Never write an email if a telephone call will do
    - Never make a call if a face-to-face discussion is possible
    - Never say anything if a wink is all you need.

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  7. #17

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    I'd be interested not see how long an email by @Sage was


  8. #18

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    Oh I definitely fall in the verbal diarrhoea category...


  9. #19

    I’d be interested to see how email has declined as instant messages have taken over. Even five years ago I felt like a dinosaur sending emails to clients when our junior staff did most communications via WhatsApp.

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  10. #20

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    I tried to get colleagues to use Yammer a few years ago. Total failure. I use WhatsApp a lot, but I do not want to use with most work colleagues. I want the separation - and I'm not alone, so email continues to be used. I'm happy to use WhatsApp with non work people - my bank RM, a lawyer and so on.