Improve Email Quality
Posted by Jan Wencel on Tue, Dec 22, 2009
Our recent interview with Carol Roth prompted a re-run of this email managment tip...
You don't have to be a teenager to use email acronyms. Following are a few uses taken from Wikipedia. Use them to infuse more productivity into your work life...and to surprise those folks who think you're too old to LYAO:
END OF MESSAGE
End Of Message or EOM signifies the end of a message, often an email. The subject of an email contain such an acronym to signify that all content is in the subject line so that the message itself does not need to be opened (e.g., "Monday status meeting canceled (EOM)"). This practice can save the time of the receiver.
NO REPLY NECESSARY
No Reply Necessary or NRN signifies the sender doesn't require (or would prefer not to receive) a response. You can use NRN at the end of your email message or in the subject line. EOM can also be used in conjunction with NRN (e.g., "Confirming Tuesday meeting @ 11am (EOM/NRN)"). This practice can save the time of the receiver & the sender.
ACTION REQUIRED
Action Required or AR signifies the recipient is being asked to take action. (e.g., "Sign up for 8.22 GO System training (AR)," or "ACTION: Sign up for 2.9.10 GO System training"). This practice puts the receiver on the alert.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Thank You Very Much or TYVM signifies appreciation. EOM can also be used in conjunction with TYVM (e.g. "Got your report. TYVM/EOM") This practice can save the time of the receiver. The sender & receiver can also come to an agreement to omit thank you emails entirely. Quite a concept, huh?
Start using these acronyms today & watch your email processing time reduce.
P.S. If you send text messages text queries to Google & get their text responses back. Here's how:
- Start a new text message & type in your search query.
- Send the message to the number "466453" (GOOGLE).
- Receive text message(s) with results.
Examples: "thai restaurant 60563"; "score cubs"; "flight aa 2111"; "1 us pint in liters"; "map 900 n michigan avenue, chicago"; "movies 60611"; "weather chicago". More examples here. Be careful to use only when necessary...it can be addictive! |