Comments on: Why Emails Should be Short Instead of Nice http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I Suffer from L.E.S. - The Rypple Effect http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61101 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:00:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61101 [...] you who have confronted your problem and have undertaken a series of resolutions, challenges, and strategies to deal with [...]

]]> By: 15 Tips for Writing Effective Email | Desi Blog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61100 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:43:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61100 [...] Anne Zelenka: Why Emails Should be Short Instead of Nice [...]

]]> By: 15 Tips for Writing Effective Email | ThinkSimpleNow.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61099 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:28:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61099 [...] Anne Zelenka: Why Emails Should be Short Instead of Nice [...]

]]> By: Jack http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61098 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:59:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61098 With degrees in literature and law allow me to weigh in — first, this article could have been improved with editing, both as to length and tone. Second, you miss the point of communication: understand your audience, respect their intelligence, and their needs or contraints, and target your message in a manner that accomplishes your purpose. Brevity and clarity are important, but they are no pre-eminent in all cases, as many of the other posters have acknowledged. Composition, whether for business or personal communication, is an art. Practice until you are an artist skilled in every medium, and your message will never be questioned, or lost.

]]> By: Weekend links wrap-up… - My Worklog - http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61097 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:59:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61097 [...] Why Emails Should be Short Instead of Nice [...]

]]> By: Zaidimai http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61096 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:56:57 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61096 DRJ11 please write more information about it

]]> By: 7 Rules for Communicating Clearly and Concisely in Email[原文] « All Small Things That Matter http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61095 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:06:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61095 [...] aren’t interested. They just want to know what you want. So state that, in the first sentence. Skip the niceties. Don’t make the recipient wade through 10 paragraphs to find what action is needed for the [...]

]]> By: Rising Email Immunity Leads to Conflict over Email Etiquette « Web Worker Daily http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61094 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:02:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61094 [...] to suggestions that you might worry less about responding to email or leave your inbox full or prioritize brevity over niceties. At the same time, those with more immunity question lengthy email discussions, complex email [...]

]]> By: discardia » Email lengths http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61093 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:53:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61093 [...] also see this: Everyone’s so worried about offending by email that they try to make it more human and more [...]

]]> By: Manage Your Writing http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61092 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:28:59 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61092 Nice Can Be Short

A posting on Web Worker Daily is provocatively titled Why Emails Should Be Short instead of Nice. That’s a false dichotomy. Short IS nice. An important way to be kind to your readers is to not waste their time. And

]]> By: Andrew’s Autoblog Experiment » Blog Archive » Let that be the problem http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61091 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:45:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61091 [...] members of the blogocracy whining about the amount of time that supporting their fame costs them. Hundreds of emails a day, hours spent moderating comments, it seems that “I’m far too busy” is the new [...]

]]> By: Let that be the problem at Facibus On Blogging http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61090 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:38:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61090 [...] members of the blogocracy whining about the amount of time that supporting their fame costs them. Hundreds of emails a day, hours spent moderating comments, it seems that “I’m far too busy” is the new [...]

]]> By: Al Pierce http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61089 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:09:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61089 担心所写的邮件让人反感，以致于他们会以效率为代价把邮件写得更人性化、更友好，这样就不会增加过多的重复邮件。简短爽快的邮件以及回复让人印象深刻，有研究也表明了，简单扼要的信息

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61088 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:15:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61088 tl;dr.

]]> By: Patrick http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61087 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:14:58 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61087 Good, clear writing will never be out of style because it serves a purpose. That doesn’t imply that it has to be overly-friendly.

Poor writing often reflects poor thinking and can require extra work just to determine what is meant. I worked for a company that used short, quick notes via e-mail. I found that they often had to be retracted or clarifying e-mails had to be sent so people could understand the first one.

E-mail may not require the same formality as written letters, but like letters, they can be easily archived.

]]> By: Top Posts from around WordPress.com « The TOP BLOGS http://gigaom.com/collaboration/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61086 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:33:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/03/why-emails-should-be-short-instead-of-nice/#comment-61086 [...] Why Emails Should be Short Instead of Nice [...]

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