It’s fair to say he knows a thing or two about effective communication.
Here’s his advice for writing emails with military precision that people respect you for:
How to write emails like a boss (according to an award-winning author):
It’s fair to say he knows a thing or two about effective communication.
Here’s his advice for writing emails with military precision that people respect you for:
Everyone knows that the subject line makes or breaks the success of an email.
It applies to cold emails sent in bulk or military generals giving orders to troops on the ground.
By using keywords in their subject lines, the military excels:
DECISION – Requires a decision
COORD – Coordination by or with the recipient
REQUEST – Asks for permission or approval
ACTION – A requirement for the recipient to take some action
INFO – For information only, and no response or action required
Consider writing the following as the subject of your weekly report to your boss:
INFO - Weekly Report
Your email will stand out in their inbox, and the message will be clearly understood.
The military knows that shorter emails are better.
A message should use as few words as possible while conveying the message accurately.
They do this by trying to fit every email into one pane.
This prevents the recipient from scrolling.
The Air Force manual says, “Besides lengthening and twisting sentences, passive verbs often muddy them.”
Passive:
The tank was shot by an A-10.
Active:
The A-10 shot the tank.
1. Determine who is acting in the sentence.
2. Restructure the sentence so that the performer is the focus, clearly performing the verb upon the sentence's direct object.
This will make your email clear and economical.
In the military, the bottom line is written right at the beginning of an email.
This is known as Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF).
This gives your readers a preview of the Reader's Digest version of your email before they open it.
Example:
BLUF: "I need you to approve the content of the attached mission plan by noon on August 10."
Unless you're responsible for the company's email etiquette, you won't change how people communicate.
But you can start your emails with a "Bottom Line" summary to improve your communication.
Write in an active voice.
Use subject line keywords.
State your bottom line up front.
Your emails will be easier to read, understand, and respond to if you follow these steps.
Apply it today, and you'll reap the benefits of consistently clear communication.
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How to write emails like a boss (according to an award-winning author):
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But beneath the shallow waters there’s pure gold.
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A THREAD:
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I’ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.
In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the person’s part, whereas “smart” luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.
So, was I “lucky” to be born when I was—nothing I had any control over—and that I came of age just as huge databases and computers were advancing to the point where I could use those tools to write “What Works on Wall Street?” Absolutely.
Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.
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I’ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.
In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the person’s part, whereas “smart” luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.
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Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.
