Writing an Email

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Introduce yourself, what you're about to talk about, and why you are about to talk about it. <30 seconds

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Having a purpose helps tie things in as I go through my slides.

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None Jump right into what you should not to. Momentum permitting ask people why. This is a wall of text. Fuck walls of text.

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Organization. This email is too short. It may serve purpose but as it takes up space I feel like it's a waste of my time. If you really only have that much to say does it need to be said? Can you say it somewhere else (slack, irc, etc)

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Protip, if you think about who you're talking to and put yourself into their shoes things get a lot easier. This step is often overlooked when producing any media, including emails!

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Organzation. This message isn't too long, it's not too short. It clearly has something to say and I don't feel like it's a waste of my time.

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Organzation, ease of information. This email has a clear structre, it preambles what it's about to tell me, then goes into detail, and reminds me what it just said with a conclusion. Most importantly it's easy to process.

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Organization, ease of information. If your email necessitates it use a bulleted list! People love lists.

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Attention. This is mostly used to grab attention. You may not want to include this in an email about budget cuts but it's perfect for an un to semi-professional email aobut an upcomming event.