Difference between revisions of "Lesson:How to Save the World from Email/ExerciseL1"

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Listening Exercise

Emails are

to write than they are to

to. You can write an email in

, link to an

or video with a simple

and a paste and send. Now that poor person you

to has to scan his

inbox, open your email, read it,

how to respond, then respond. Emails often have open-ended questions that are hard to

, and people

get "Cc"ed on emails they don't care about. This is all

out of control and destroying your

. So we ask, do you wanna be part of the problem or part of the

? Here are things you can start doing today, to make your emails

for everyone. Choose good subject lines that

give the topic of your email and maybe even tag with an action

. Write short emails, keep it to five

or less if you can, and make sure the reason for the email is clear at the top. No

fonts or colors please. Don't give open-ended questions, but very specific-action options. Slash

"Ccs" and when forwarding emails, tighten up

by deleting unimportant things. Oh, and stop replying just to say

. It might feel rude at first, but it's one less email to

about reading. So unless you enjoy

people, join the emailcharter.

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-Emails are easier to write than they are to respond to. You can write an email in seconds, link to an article or video with a simple copy and a paste and send. Now that poor person you wrote to has to scan his cluttered inbox, open your email, read it, decide how to respond, then respond. Emails often have open-ended questions that are hard to answer, and people often get "Cc"ed on emails they don't care about. This is all spiraling out of control and destroying your productivity. So we ask, do you wanna be part of the problem or part of the solution? Here are things you can start doing today, to make your emails better for everyone. Choose good subject lines that clearly give the topic of your email and maybe even tag with an action category. Write short emails, keep it to five sentences or less if you can, and make sure the reason for the email is clear at the top. No weird fonts or colors please. Don't give open-ended questions, but very specific-action options. Slash unnecessary "Ccs" and when forwarding emails, tighten up threads by deleting unimportant things. Oh, and stop replying just to say thanks. It might feel rude at first, but it's one less email to worry about reading. So unless you enjoy punishing people, join the emailcharter.
+Emails are { easier _6 } to write than they are to { respond _7 } to. You can write an email in { seconds _7 }, link to an { article _7 } or video with a simple { copy _4 } and a paste and send. Now that poor person you { wrote _5 } to has to scan his { cluttered _9 } inbox, open your email, read it, { decide _6 } how to respond, then respond. Emails often have open-ended questions that are hard to { answer _6 }, and people { often _5 } get "Cc"ed on emails they don't care about. This is all { spiraling _9 } out of control and destroying your { productivity _12 }. So we ask, do you wanna be part of the problem or part of the { solution _8 }? Here are things you can start doing today, to make your emails { better _6 } for everyone. Choose good subject lines that { clearly _7 } give the topic of your email and maybe even tag with an action { category _8 }. Write short emails, keep it to five { sentences _9 } or less if you can, and make sure the reason for the email is clear at the top. No { weird _5 } fonts or colors please. Don't give open-ended questions, but very specific-action options. Slash { unnecessary _11 } "Ccs" and when forwarding emails, tighten up { threads _7 } by deleting unimportant things. Oh, and stop replying just to say { thanks _6 }. It might feel rude at first, but it's one less email to { worry _5 } about reading. So unless you enjoy { punishing _9 } people, join the emailcharter.
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