3 ways to get answers to your emails
Original article published on Write Wiser.
Struggling to get replies, but need them via email?
You could give them a call, or a text... OR you could try these 3 techniques to grab attention and make answering you easy as pie.
1. Write subject lines like funny headlines
For example:
I know you've been waiting to hear this 👀
Inside: 1 ask and 1 piece of good news
Open this email to change your day!
Adapt this to your company's context, but keep the subject on the lighter side of informative.
2. Put any asks in bold text, always the same colour.
This ensures that, even if the recipient doesn't have time to read the whole email, your colleagues know to look for the bold, coloured text for the things they actually need to do.
3. Share requests up top, and context below.
Put your background and date below your signature, or bulleted after the real ask. For example:
Hi colleague, I need your take on something I'm struggling to decide: Should I make time for project x next week, next quarter, or never?
The reason I'm thinking about this now is...
Try these 3 steps and build your own style into them.
Most of all: don't worry about being overly corporate in internal emails.
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1yI like this. Perhaps it's all very obvious for you but for me it really helps because I'm not experienced in how people react. I've made a note and added them to what I'll do. They're like hooks really, is that right.
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