First, look at your subject line. Think of it like a newspaper headline. Newspapers should be readwould be readwouldn't be read by many people if they didn't have great headlines. And the same is true for your email's subject line.
Your subject line should be specific and concise so your reader knowknowsknowing exactly what the email is about. For instance, imagine you're writing to a colleague to remindrewindremember them about a meeting. In the subject line, you could write "November 11, 10 a.m. Meeting Reminder." This subject line makesgivesgets an overview of the content of the email at a glance.
When you can fit all the necessary information into the subject line, you can also use an EOM Headline. EOM stands forreplaces formakes for "End of Message." So, instead of writing a subject line and an email, just write EOM at the end of your subject line. Then receiver will know that they don't need to read the email.
Another useful rule is to specify the response you want. For instance, if you need the person to call or to replyreplayresponseto the email, then clearly state what you want them to do. And, suremake suretake sure that all your contact information is in the email, including your name, telephone number, and title.
Overall, keep emails as short and simple as possible -- we all know off-putting long, dense, complicated emails can be!
