The following is taken from my books on Netiquette. They are the most compresnive written and anyone can benefit from them. One single email can literally change a person's life in just about any context! These are worth the investment and will be useful for years to come.
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"The
smartest people can write the worst emails and those of less intellect can
write the best"
-
Paul Babicki
Optimized email
Netiquette involves a basic understanding of the core components of an email
message, how they work and their attributes.
By simply learning these, anyone can improve their communication skills,
reduce mistakes, mishaps and produce emails which will enhance communication
skills and benefit all email users whether personal, general or business. By initiating a process of consistent
application in the implementation of simple proper utilization of basic email
construction, any person of age, social standing, demographic or education can
communicate better. As communication
improves a better world community results with benefits all can experience and
enjoy.
Need
for speed? With the proliferation of
email, texting, Twitter and IM, the very basics of letter writing and English
usage have dramatically suffered. Even
the most “learned” of people have dramatically compromised their otherwise
stellar or normal writing habits when utilizing electronic communications.
The
following is an example taken from the "Daily Mail" where
considerable email “shorthand” is shown.
"2 b, r nt 2 b dat is d Q wthr
ts noblr nd mnd 2 sufr d slngs& arowz o ourtAjs fortn r 2 tAk armz agnst a
C f trblz, & by oposn nd em?"
This example is, of course, text-speak
for Shakespeare:
"To be or not to be: that is
the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by
opposing end them?"
The number of keystrokes which were
reduced constitute 70 in this example. At an average typist speed of 240
characters per minute, the time utilizing shortened words, omission of
punctuation, basic format, capitalization and basic grammar may marginally
reduce input time, but actually can result in overall time loss. The average time saved in this example is
less than 20 seconds. It would probably
take the recipient longer to translate and read the shortened message. Many
email readers may not recognize acronyms, internet slang, emoticons or
abbreviations. Similarly, lack of
punctuation may confuse text meaning, cause additional time to be spent
rereading messages or elicit a completely different meaning.
By
contrast, a well structured, “Netiquette” compliant structured message will
convey, or has a far better chance to deliver a lucid, easier to understand and
effective message. This applies to
personal, standard or business messages alike.
For individuals, accuracy with personal or basic communication will
optimize relationships and achieve more accuracy. For professionals or organizations, good
Netiquette will convey professionalism, improve communication value and reduce
potentially damaging or embarrassing situations.
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Good Netiquette
And A Green Internet To All! =====================================================================
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In addition to
this blog, Netiquette IQ has a
website with great assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have
authored the premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive
Guide to Improve, Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book,
“You’re Hired! Super Charge Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That
Job!” has just been published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on
Netiquette for young people. You can view my profile, reviews of the book and
content excerpts at:
Anyone who
would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please
contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
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