Category Archives: Email

How to Manage Email File Folders

How to Manage Email File Folders

Chances are, no one ever taught you how to set up your email file folders…until now! Using the acronym CARD, Audrey offers four action steps to help you make your folders functional and increase your productivity.

The Golden Rule of Email

The Golden Rule of Email

By: Audrey Thomas We’re all familiar with the Golden Rule, but there’s an email equivalent, too: The more you send, the more you shall receive. Imagine this common scenario: You and a coworker spend all day emailing back and forth …
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Stop Using Your Email Inbox as a To-Do List

Stop Using Your Email Inbox as a To-Do List

Are you guilty of starting your day with email? So many people do, but it’s not the most productive start! Audrey shows you an Outlook tip that will revolutionize the way you begin your workday.

Stop Using Your Email Inbox as a To-Do List

Stop Using Your Email Inbox as a To-Do List

Be honest: Do you use your email inbox as a to-do list? Audrey shares why letting emails take up real estate in your inbox tanks your productivity–and what to do with those emails instead!

Decision Made!

Decision Made!

By: Audrey Thomas Your ability to be productive is directly linked to your ability to make decisions, which goes for every area of your life, not just at work. Here are some ways to become more productive through decision-making: Email. …
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Become an Email Master

By: Audrey Thomas In this second video in her series on email best practices, Audrey covers bullets and numbers, deadlines, and texting language within email. Miss the first three tips from our last video? Watch it here.

Three Email Best Practices

By: Audrey Thomas I love the tool of email, and I’ve learned several best practices that I want to share with you. This video covers my top three tips: Use descriptive subject lines. Get to the point quickly. Proofread before …
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The Best Way to End an Email

The Best Way to End an Email

By: Maggie Keller How do you end an email? In elementary school, we were taught to close a letter with “Sincerely.” But the times, they are a-changing, and our friends over at Boomerang have some new research on effective closings. …
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Does Your Grammar Make You Look Stupid?

Does Your Grammar Make You Look Stupid?

By Maggie Keller We all know first impressions matter. But you might exchange several emails with a client or colleague prior to meeting, which means your emails are your first impression! Earn yourself a reputation as intelligent, trustworthy, and responsive …
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3 Things to Stop Doing Now

3 Things to Stop Doing Now

When it comes to email, what are your pet peeves? In this video, Audrey shares three common habits that drive everyone nuts–and how to stop!