Conflict destroys connections
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:21 am
I don't know about you, but I don't know many people who fit this description. If you don't have permission to send someone an information message, then don't send it. Asking for permission will attract attention. Assuming permission will get your message discarded.
Public forwarding email address
One surefire way to provoke a negative reaction is to send a message to multiple recipients and display all of the addresses in the To: and Cc: fields or in the body of the message.
This invades the privacy of the recipient, shows a lack of respect for the recipient, and a certain disconnect between actions and consequences.
This certainly doesn't make you "click".
Don’t express emotions in emails
Because email is a text-based communication, we don’t get iceland telegram data the normal contextual cues that we see and hear when people are talking. This means that when you receive a message, it’s much harder to decipher exactly what you’re reading. A person’s mood may determine how they react to your message.
If you are emotionally charged when writing an email, your message may have unintended consequences.
If you're emotionally charged when you read an email, your response is likely to trigger unintended consequences. The pain of these consequences has a name.
It's "flame."
An email blast is any message that provokes an emotional response. The problem with blasts is that they spread. You send a blast, you get a response, and before you know it, your entire relationship is ablaze with misunderstanding.
If your message has the potential to add to the conflict, rewrite it. Remove biased language. Remove irrelevant information.
Write down what needs to be said, then say it. If there is any doubt, put it down, offline, and call, or better yet, have a face-to-face meeting. Get hot leads in 10 minutes.
Public forwarding email address
One surefire way to provoke a negative reaction is to send a message to multiple recipients and display all of the addresses in the To: and Cc: fields or in the body of the message.
This invades the privacy of the recipient, shows a lack of respect for the recipient, and a certain disconnect between actions and consequences.
This certainly doesn't make you "click".
Don’t express emotions in emails
Because email is a text-based communication, we don’t get iceland telegram data the normal contextual cues that we see and hear when people are talking. This means that when you receive a message, it’s much harder to decipher exactly what you’re reading. A person’s mood may determine how they react to your message.
If you are emotionally charged when writing an email, your message may have unintended consequences.
If you're emotionally charged when you read an email, your response is likely to trigger unintended consequences. The pain of these consequences has a name.
It's "flame."
An email blast is any message that provokes an emotional response. The problem with blasts is that they spread. You send a blast, you get a response, and before you know it, your entire relationship is ablaze with misunderstanding.
If your message has the potential to add to the conflict, rewrite it. Remove biased language. Remove irrelevant information.
Write down what needs to be said, then say it. If there is any doubt, put it down, offline, and call, or better yet, have a face-to-face meeting. Get hot leads in 10 minutes.