Ex-U.S. Navy officer: How to write emails with military precision and command via CNBCMakeIt
A vaguely written and poorly formatted email will most likely get lost in the shuffle or ignored . So if you want to start writing strong emails that command attention, look no further than the U.S. military.
"Since returning from duty, I've applied these lessons to emails that I write for my corporate job," Seghal wrote in an article published in Harvard Business Review."My missives have consequently become crisper and cleaner, eliciting quicker and higher-quality responses from colleagues and clients."The subject line should always be clear and succinct.
If you're emailing a contract that needs a signature, for example, your subject line might be,"SIGN - Send back by Friday this week." If your message is intended for informational purposes only, it might be,"INFO - Working from home." If your message requires a response from the recipient, it might be,"ACTION - Send weekly lineup by EOD."
"The reader doesn't necessarily want to know all the background information that led to the decision," writes Seghal."He or she likely wants to know, 'How does this email affect me?' And the BLUF should answer that question every time."
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