Sample Documents

Here are the examples from the workshop.

• Direct versus Indirect
• Letter Example
• Letter-Email Example
• Replying Example
• Requesting Information Example

Welcome to Email Writing

Welcome to Email Writing!

This is a resource that I have put together primarily for the Email Writing Workshop, but I hope that it can be used by anyone looking to improve their email writing skills.

This blog will primarily include links to information assembled at other sites, as well as some of my own observations.

Hope you enjoy.

Dan

Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips

Here are some very good suggestions for what to do and what not to do in your email communications.

Email Writing Workshop - Email Template

I created a basic Microsoft Word Template specifically for this Email Workshop. It contains a number of suggestions and reminders for filling out an email. This is a learning tool, however; it was not meant to be used each time you fill out an email.

Please download the file (.dot format) and see if it can help you.

Microsoft Office Templates Home Page

On this site, you can find just about any template that you are looking for. Though, I wasn't able to find any specifically for email that is not a problem. Like we discussed in the workshop, email is very similar to "snailmail" (letters) in it's format, tone, and voice.

Check out some of the templates that they have for Microsoft Word as well as templates for other Microsoft Products. These could end up saving you a lot of time.

Format e-mail messages for clarity

This is an article from Microsoft that details steps that you can take to improve the clarity of your messages.

8 e-mail mistakes that make you look bad

This is a good article from the folks at Microsoft. It details some email no-no's that we all should be aware of.

7 Tips for Easy Email (EnglishClub.com)

This is a well-written article on the EnglishClub website. It contains some basic email etiquette as well as some good examples.