{"id":1095,"date":"2024-01-09T14:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:30:49","slug":"how-to-write-clearer-business-emails-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/how-to-write-clearer-business-emails-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write Clearer Business Emails Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1095\" class=\"elementor elementor-1095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost office email goes wrong in the first line. People write a long opening and bury the request. At Kantoorkuns Training in Bryanston, we teach staff to put the ask first and the reason second.\n\nKeep sentences short. Use one idea per paragraph. Read the email aloud before you send it.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">If the reader has to read your email twice, it was not clear the first time.\n\n<cite>Charlene Adams<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nA good subject line saves everyone time. Add a date or an action word, like Reply by Friday. Then end with one simple next step.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"South African woman facilitator holding an open workbook and pen beside a whiteboard covered in blurred workshop sticky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-south-african-woman-facilitator-holding-an-open-wo-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Corporate training table set up with plain programme workbooks, notepads, pens, sticky notes and coffee cups before a wo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/corporate-training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kantoorkuns-training-corporate-training-table-set-up-with-plain-program-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start with the request<\/h4>\n\n<p>Tell the reader what you need in the first two lines. A manager in Sandton may read forty emails before lunch. If the request is clear, you will get a faster answer and fewer follow-up calls.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make every email easy to act on<\/h4>\n\n<p>Name the person who must act and give a date. Use a short list when there are several points. Cut any sentence that does not help the reader decide or do something.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most office email goes wrong in the first line. People write a long opening and bury the request. At Kantoorkuns Training in Bryanston, we teach staff to put the ask first and the reason second. Keep sentences short. Use one idea per paragraph. Read the email aloud before you send it. 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