Ten Core Netiquette Tips to Improve Your Email in Five Minutes (Part I) - Via Netiquette IQ

This is the first of a three part blog series.

Throughout all of my blogs, I have offered many suggestions on email issues. Some of these are simple, others involve utilizing a process.

It suddenly occurred to me earlier today that most of us would like to have a means of quickly improving our email skills, at least some of them. Therefore I have put together a composite of suggestions and ask you, the reader, to deploy these and combine them with some of your own.

When you choose these, consciously implement them in your emails over the course of one week. See if an improvement happens. One more suggestion . . .do all you can to make them permanent!

Do I often forget attachments?
Do I change subject lines appropriately?
Do I delete old threads?
Do I begin an email with "I"?
Do I use "I" or "me" too often?
Do I use a serif font?
Do I keep fonts consistent?
Do I always have spell/grammar check on?
Do I use abbreviations too often?
Do I use "reply all" when necessary?

Good Netiquette to all!
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