How to Write a Darn Good E-Mail

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Detailed Overview/Outline

E-mail is not a substitute for writing—it is writing! Learn the best practices to maximize it!

Use e-mail and related technologies as tools for clear, efficient and compliant communication. As the pervasive means of business communication, e-mail offers numerous opportunities for employees to deliver their organization’s message—and it presents many challenges to clear communication.

Get right down to brass tacks in a fast-paced, hands-on "electronics classroom." Through real-time e-writing exercises on your individual laptop networked with other participants and your course leader, you will learn how to target your audience, get to the point, gain control of your e-mail in-box and develop and maintain a professional e-mail style.

Who Should Attend
All business professionals who transmit their communications by electronic means and who need insight and practical tips to write clearly, efficiently and in compliance with e-policy.

How You Will Benefit

• Write clear, concise mail that gets readers' attention—and results
• Use your e-mail time more productively by improving your writing process
• Reduce stress by getting control of your in-box
• Convey a professional image through the e-mail you send
• Avoid trouble by complying with e-policies and skipping inappropriate topics
• Identify tone problems before pressing “send”
• Learn how to fight junk mail and spam
• Get global e-mail pointers to help you project communication savvy

What You Will Cover

• Understand the e-mail challenge
• Get started quickly: idea lists, the three As (aim, audience, area)
• Get to the point: strong subject lines, openings and closings
• "Talk" to the reader
• Structure your message
• e-PC: complying with e-policies and netiquette guidelines
• Maintain a professional tone by recognizing what is and is not appropriate for communications
• Polish your e-mail to project a professional style for yourself and your organization
• Manage the mayhem: blogging, attachments, e-mail clutter, spam

Days: 1

CEUs: .6

Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:

• provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
• focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
• offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
• facilitate your career development and business savvy

Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:

• manage your priorities effectively
• cultivate more productive working relationships
• increase your on-the-job value
• align your skills with marketplace demands
• bring out the best in people, processes and yourself

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