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Impress with E-mail Communication
Superior Industries University
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What do you like about e-mail?
What don’t you like about e-mail?
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Corey’s Likes and Dislikes
What I like… What I don’t like…
Another communication tool Spam
Organization Poor grammar and format
Send messages day or night Long e-mails
E-mail archives Misconceptions
Checking e-mail in church
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Microsoft Outlook
Won’t teach the ins and outs Lots of different versions Hancock uses Gmail E-mail me with your questions
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Materials Manager
Establish benchmark measurements
Supplier performance measurements
Employee coaching/training
Streamline work flow/organization
Participate in budget sessions
Research inventory discrepancies
Inventory discrepancies
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Sending E-mails
1. Addressing
2. Subject Lines
3. Message Text
4. Attachments
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CC and BCC
CC (Carbon/Courtesy Copy) Use as FYI No expectation of reply from CC recipient(s)
BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) Used with long mailing lists Don’t want “TO” or “CC” recipients to see
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Subject Lines are Headlines
Tells readers what your e-mail is about Think of as a newspaper headline Use a few, well-chosen words (6 or less) Use dates, #, -, (), ? Increase chance e-mail will be read E-mails with blanks subjects are spam
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Subject Lines
Bad:Vacation Good: Vacation on May 22, 2012 Bad:Help please Good: Final Review: Breakbulk Show
Graphics Bad:VRTEX 360 Good: Divisional Meeting: VRTEX 360
Pictures
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Consider One Point per E-mail
Do you need to communicate about several different things?
One topic may require a short reply, while another may require research time
Review your e-mail, is it best to send the messages separately?
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Keep it Short
Cut out unnecessary words Use paragraphs liberally
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Hey all, just wanted to give you an update on the status of the Phenix Belt Scale Manual. I have a draft complete, the only thing missing are some good photos. As soon as we get one here I will make sure to add those in. Tonight I am going over some of the grammar and then I will send you all a copy of it once the photos are in place. Thanks to everyone for your help with this…ill be in touch.
Thanks!
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Hey all,
Update on Phenix Belt Scale Manual:
I have a draft complete Waiting on good photos Need to complete grammar check
I will send you a copy once the photos are in place.
Thanks!
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for signing up for the dealer school, we’re excited to see you in Morris. I have a couple of questions. Which airport are you flying to? Will you need a car to get to and from Morris? How many of the classes are you signing up for? And do you think you’ll need a hotel on Wednesday in Minneapolis? Let me know when you need time.
Corey
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for signing up for the dealer school. I have a few questions:
1.Which airport are you flying to?
2.Will you need a rental car?
3.How many classes are you signing up for?
4.Need a hotel room in Minneapolis on Wednesday?
Let me know when you need time.
Corey
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Call to Action
Specify the response you want Name, title, phone number (internally too) Make it easy for someone to respond
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Attachments
Maximum message size is 10 MB Large file sending services
TransferBigFiles.com (1 GB) Pando.com (1 GB free) YouSendIt.com (100 MB free)
Include an explanation of the attachment
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Delay Send
Forget to add information or an attachment?
Create a rule to delay send by 1 minute
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Jing
Take a screen capture of what you see on your monitor
Copy and paste into body of e-mail www.techsmith.com/jing
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Grammatical Errors
There/Their/They’re To/Two/Too Its/It’s Company’s/Companies
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E-mail Grammar
ALL CAPS IS CONSIDERED SHOUTING So is over punctuating!!!!! Anyone going to Minneapolis???????????
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No Capitalization or Punctuation
Good effort…consistent repetitive message…good
Not sure of any specific response…i forwarded to Martha and Jim for a response as well
Sometime down the road we might try a promotion that is measureable…maybe schedule an appointment in the next two months and get a 50 dollar credit on any repair over $250 or something like that…..or mention this card and get? just an idea…..then we could get a response rate from # mailed
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Bad grammar and misspellings gave
______%
of the survey sample "negative feelings"
towards the senders.
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______%
of senior managers said badly worded e-mails
implied laziness and even disrespect.
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Proofing
Work from end to beginning Proof one sentence at a time Helps focus on errors, not content
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Receiving E-mails
1. Bridging E-mails
2. Replying to Messages
3. Processing Messages
4. Reference System
5. Decision Making
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Be a Good Correspondent
Go through inbox regularly Encourages others to reply to you If you don’t have time for a detailed
message, send a “bridging e-mail”
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Bridging E-mail
A sentence saying you received the e-mail Don’t have time to answer at the moment Provide a broad timeframe when they can
expect a reply to their e-mail
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Bridging E-mail
TO: Mike Domnick
FROM: Corey Poppe
Hi Mike,
I think I have all the materials I need to build the training tool. As I see it now, I should be able to move this task to the top of my list right after the ISM.
Corey
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What happens when you don’t reply?
People think you’re a snob People think you’re ignoring them People lose trust in you People start making up stories about you People wonder about spam
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Don’t Thank a Thank You
…you don’t have to reply to everything! Lamar, Dort, Task
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Hi Lamar,
I put a package on the shelf. Can you make sure this gets to Chris Mullen by 11/15? You can send it to his home office.
Corey
You got it!
Thanks Lamar!
No problem.
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Reply All
Do not use as a default Does everyone need to be included?
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Process in Batches
Increase productivity, turn off auto notify Not necessary to check e-mail constantly Establish regular times each day Takes discipline but eventually is habit
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E-mail Myth
Email is instant communication Only about 50% of email users read email
immediately Of those 50% about 30% will respond
promptly depending on the topic
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E-mail Reference System
Reference Information Action Information
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Reference Information
Information not required to complete an action
Information you keep in case you need it later
Stored in reference system (folder, documents, etc)
As many as 1/3 of your e-mails
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Filter with Folder
Reduce inbox volume by 40%! Newsletters, associations, etc. Check every week or 1-2 times/month
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Action Information
Information you must have to complete an action
Stored with the action (on to-do list or in calendar)
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Four D’s of Decision-Making
1. Delete it
2. Do it
3. Delegate it
4. Defer it
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Delete It
Does the message… …relate to something you’re currently working on? …contain information you can find elsewhere? …contain information you need within six months?
I delete older than 3-4 months
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Do It
Action is over in less than two minutes If you can do it, just do it No point in closing or filing if task can be
completed in less than two minutes
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Delegate It
If you can’t do it, can you forward to a team member?
Delete the original message (or keep until delegate confirms)
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Defer It
Takes more than two minutes Deal with it after you are done processing Actionable task or appointment
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The Four D’s of Decision-Making
Delete or FileDelete or File
Task or Task or CalendarCalendar
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Disconnect the Ding
Get more done by quieting your space Uncheck the options that triggers dings,
pop ups and other interuptions Monitor e-mails, reply quickly to those that
require instant reply
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E-mail Communication
Good at understanding nonverbal cues, there are none in e-mails!
Use face-to-face if dealing with a sensitive topic
Humor and sarcasm is understood or communicated effectively in _________% of e-mails.
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From the Employee Handbook
All e-mail usage is business related All e-mail transferred by and stored on
Superior’s computers is property of Superior Industries
All e-mail messages are logged and can be screened at any time
E-mails are NEVER private!
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Professional E-mail
Never consider email private information Work emails are your employer’s property and
may be monitored Email sent to others may be forwarded Email can be subpoena’d Email can be intercepted
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Changing the Subject Line
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Accessing E-mail at Home
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Checking Your Spam
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Top Ten Takeaways
10. Use service to send big attachments
09. Humor is understood 50% of the time
08. Use CC sparingly
07. Send a bridging e-mail
06. E-mail is never private
05. Reference vs action
04. Use bullets and numbers for separation
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Top Ten Takeaways
03. Use lots of paragraphs
02. Subject lines are very important
01. Keep it SHORT!
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Impress with E-mail Communication
Superior Industries University