Ditch these annoying email habits
DID YOU HEAR?? MARC IS BUYING PIZZA FOR LUNCH FOR EVERYONE. SO MUCH FOR ANDY’S DIET, LOL!!!!!
You leave the subject line blank Or you fill it with Hey or FYI, which completely defeats the purpose of the subject line. Give people a hint.
You type in colour You also think that Times New Roman is so yesterday and multiple font sizes are better than one. Save your creativity for another medium.
Your signature is too long It’s fine to introduce yourself, so include your name, your title, the company you work for, your phone number and email address, and your website, if you have one. Skip social network links, chat handles and quotes.
You ‘reply all’ all the time Would you like to be notified about 15 different messages, 14 of which don’t apply to you? Unless everyone in that group email really needs to see what you say, reply only to the sender.
You cry wolf In email speak, that’s marking your message urgent when it’s not.
You love all caps That’s nice, except you’re effectively screaming from the screen. If you want to say CONGRATS, that’s one thing. But everything else can be sufficiently emphasised with boldface or italic. And go easy on the punctuation: one exclamation point conveys excitement; 17 is over the top.