Email has been around for 50 years and we still haven't quite figured out how to best make it work for us. Dianna Booher has dedicated a large portion of her life's work to helping improve business communication. Her latest crusade is {cue dramatic music} EMAIL! Today she'll help you unpack your inbox and find sales.
Dianna is a bestselling author of 48 books, published in 60 foreign-language editions including Communicate Like a Leader, What MORE Can I Say? Why Communication Fails & What to Do About It, Creating Personal Presence and her brand new forthcoming book, Faster, Fewer, Better Emails. Her Clients include more than one-third of the Fortune 500 and she's a frequent guest on Good Morning America, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NPR, Bloomberg.
In this episode we'll find out exactly how much time to spend emailing, how to send emails that result in action and writing tips from someone who has written over 48 books. Whoa! This one is jammed pack so log off Gmail for a second and listen carefully.
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On today's show…
4:23 - Dianna became a full-time writer AFTER writing 48 books
5:58 - Concise emails vs. blunt emails
8:48 - The fundamental steps to send emails that result in action
11:14 - Are you spending too much time on email?
15:25 - The Reply-All Devil
17:13 - Spelling, grammar and using emojis today
22:47 - The formality of your opener means something
26:58 - Cleaning up your inbox
29:30 - Should you ask someone in an email to schedule an appointment with you
30:45 - M.A.D.E. format for better writing
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