Comments on: Be professional in your email, not “stiff”

By: Ben Bleikamp

Ben Bleikamp — Tue, 09 May 2006 23:14:14 +0000

David – obviously there is a time and place for long emails, this is more of a pet peeve of mine. I get sick of reading long emails from people that could be condensed into a few sentences.

By: David Askaripour

David Askaripour — Tue, 09 May 2006 19:37:57 +0000

Great point, but sometimes an email would need to be long, depending on the type of email and who is reading it. I’m all about keeping it short, simple, and sweet, but, like many, I tend to write those long ones from time to time, especially if I’m trying to paint a large picture for someone.

peace

By: Damon Z

Damon Z — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:27:57 +0000

Hehe guilty as charged. I tend to write kind of long emails because I am afraid to sound too casual. Thank you for the tip.

By: noah

noah — Mon, 08 May 2006 08:12:02 +0000

hey ben,

thanks for the reference. one thing i think might be helpful is more examples of great ways of emailing people you don’t know. just a thought.

nice post!

By: Lifecho

Lifecho — Mon, 08 May 2006 08:11:20 +0000

It seems that shortness is a panaceea of our days, especially in the field of web development: short posts, short emails, …

Good point!

Conn Stell.

By: Brian Balfour

Brian Balfour — Mon, 08 May 2006 03:05:10 +0000

I agree. However I will admit that I sometimes don’t even pay attention and realize that my email is way longer then it should be.

It takes practice to be short and concise but at the same time get your message across.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 08 May 2006 02:56:14 +0000

I like adding the phone bit at the end. I think you can more effectively express yourself and your character with a real conversation, as opposed to writing an essay through email. Good advice!

By: Vlad

Vlad — Mon, 08 May 2006 02:15:37 +0000

never thought about in that way, how to put that much thought to an email.