Use Action Verbs in Subject Lines to Boost Clarity
The 1 thing your subject line might be missing? An action verb. Think about itโฆClarity is everything. When giving instructions, […]
The 1 thing your subject line might be missing? An action verb. Think about itโฆClarity is everything. When giving instructions, […]
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Itโs raining emails!! !! โ๐ฉ Imagine this: you receive an email where you were copied. Itโs addressed to 40 people
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TRUE STORY ๐ : you hit โsendโโฆ and then realize you forgot the attachment Youโre not the only one.It happens to
Writing an email in English is one thing. In French? That was a whole different story. You stare at the
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Using English idioms in business emails can go terribly wrong. Just ask Brian. Brian, a French professional, gets an email
Copy-paste email phrase templates make you sound like a robot. One of the most overused? “Thank you for your prompt
Starting an email in French used to take me forever. Iโd sit there, staring at the screen, trying to find
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80% of emails are ignored. Yours doesnโt have to be.Why? Because the subject line is the first thing your recipient
This CEOโs email failed. Can you tell why?Professional emails are not just words on a screen. They are valuable communication
I made an embarrassing email mistake at work ๐ณ Hereโs what happened. Imagine this. You just started a new job
Is your email too long? You might be making this mistake. A French colleague once asked me to proofread his
Your short emails might be making you look unprofessional. Hereโs why. You spend time crafting a clear, error-free email in
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โTea? What tea?โโย A British friend once told me about an email exchange with a French colleague. The French colleague
Have you ever found yourself using extra formal language in emails to sound polite? When I first started writing emails
Ever hit “send” and realized there was a mistake in your email? A typo, a wrong date, or even a
โHolidayโ or โVacationโ? โAutumnโ or โFallโ? Using the wrong one might confuse your reader. Hereโs why it matters. Being mindful
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Always begin with these simple questions: “Why am I sending this email?” โWhat do I want the recipient to do
Ever wondered why “analyse” looks wrong in emails to American clients or colleagues?Did you know? English spelling varies between British
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Want to make sure your emails get noticed and read? When your email feels like a wall of text, your
๐ก Did you know? The words you choose in your emails donโt just shape how your message is receivedโthey reflect
Expectation: “Looking forward to your reply.”Reality: “Please, just answer my email.” ๐ Weโve all been thereโtrying to sound professional while
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๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ? Getting the tone of your greeting wrong can
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Email: your daily tool for connection or the silent killer of your productivity? Think about it: How many hours do
โ Drake disapproving: Sending an email at 3 a.m.โ Drake approving: Scheduling it for 8 a.m. like a boss. A
“Accidentally hitting ‘Reply All’ and sending your email in ALL CAPS.” A hilarious meme capturing every professionalโs worst email fear.
“When someone replies-all and CCs the person you just removed from the loop.” The perfect meme for email mishaps weโve
“When you finally send the email and realize you forgot to attach the document… again.” A hilarious take on a
“Me trying to find the perfect way to say, ‘Just following upโฆ’ for the 5th time.” Relatable email struggles captured
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐?One of the biggest challenges in professional email writing
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ?๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐: ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐
๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ? In a global workplace, the first
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ? Using active
๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐โ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
๐ฌ ย ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? One common reason is an
โณ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐? Weโve all been there: you
๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ? For native speakers,
๐ Did you know that the subject line of your email is what helps your recipient decide whether to open
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐ก๐๐ฏ๐โ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ. ๐ As busy professionals, we know