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Did you know that high-skill knowledge workers spend 28% of their workweek managing email? That’s according to McKinsey Consulting and another study from Radicati Group claims that the average worker sent and received roughly 122 emails a day in 2015! Olin’s Management Communications Center (MCC) offers some quick and easy tips to reduce the time you spend on emails.

email in envelopesThe key to effective and efficient emails lies in the subject line. A specific, concise subject line about the main idea of your email can increase efficiency and impact. It can help you and others to:
•    file and retrieve emails quickly;
•    send easily-identifiable forwards; and
•    get attention.

For example, let’s say you want to share information about the details of a proposal for Client ABC with your team. Instead of writing:

“Information about details of proposal”  or

“Details about providing new services to ABC”

simply write:

“ABC proposal details”

Your team will know at a glance what the email is about, and your chain will be off to a good, efficient start.

MCC Writing Workshops: Thursdays, 4:00-5:30p
Management Communication Center
Open to all, no reservations necessary. Please bring your laptop.

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