Highlights
It begins with relevant subject headings and limiting the amount of content
Making sure you address the right people and adding helpful formatting are also critical
Objectives
- Getting recipients to read your emails through relevance and precision
- Motivating your readers to take action
Required Material
- Laptop or tablet
- 1 to 2 dream-job descriptions
- 3 to 4 real-life professional email exchanges, if possible
Take-aways
- Email - best practices
- Checklist for high-stakes communication
- Drafts to apply to numerous contexts and for future reference
Prerequisite
- Putting Yourself on Paper or current CV approved by EPS
- Highly recommended: The Right Company & Job Fit; Phone & Video Calls: Making an Impact; Meaningful Networking & Your Dream Job
Seminar Essentials
Your email address & subject headings
- Ensuring your email address is professional
- Writing accurate and targeted headings
- Modifying subject lines
Reader-friendly content
- The right amount of information to include
- The importance of clarity in a world in which most readers are on overload
- Optimal organization and formatting in the business world
Mechanical aspects
- Proofreading to avoid embarrassment or worse
- Ensuring promised attachments are attached and the correct version
- Double-checking details
Interpersonal and political aspects
- Whom - and whom not - to put in copy
- Dealing with strong emotion
- How to deal with confidential matters