WEBVTT - Think before you send

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to think before you send an email.

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<v Speaker 1>Email is a wonderful tool, Unfortunately it has also been

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<v Speaker 1>the source of numerous career disasters. All it takes is

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<v Speaker 1>one inadvertent reply all or forwarding to someone who, it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out, is mentioned earlier in the thread and not

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<v Speaker 1>in a flattering way. Or you might do what I

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<v Speaker 1>once did. I was complaining about something to a friend

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<v Speaker 1>who unfortunately had the same first name as a person

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<v Speaker 1>who was involved in the particular project. I was complaining

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<v Speaker 1>about guests, which person the auto Phil put in. Even

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<v Speaker 1>emails you meant to send can be problematic. We write

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<v Speaker 1>in haste and then repent at leisure. This is especially

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<v Speaker 1>true since even neutral emails can be read as negative

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<v Speaker 1>in the absence of the smiles and nods that we

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<v Speaker 1>use to soften in person communication. But there's a simple

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<v Speaker 1>solution to this. Get in the habit of setting yourself

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<v Speaker 1>up to think before you send. I'm taking this tip

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<v Speaker 1>from Before Breakfast listener Amy. She writes that when I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sending an email, I want to make sure I get right,

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<v Speaker 1>or if I'm sending from my phone, like now, I

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<v Speaker 1>will put in the destination email address only after I've

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<v Speaker 1>finished with the body and subject of the email. Sometimes,

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<v Speaker 1>like when I'm replying, I'll store the address in the

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<v Speaker 1>first line of the email, then cut and paste it

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<v Speaker 1>when I'm ready to send. Either way, she writes, this

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<v Speaker 1>prevents me from sending accidentally before I intend to. I

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<v Speaker 1>think this is a great idea. Get yourself in the

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<v Speaker 1>habit of writing the address last, not first. You can

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<v Speaker 1>the whole email, but without an address, it won't go anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Your email program will alert you to the missing address.

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<v Speaker 1>This will force you to pause and do one last

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<v Speaker 1>check in is this really the note I wish to send?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it going to the right person? How might it

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<v Speaker 1>be misinterpreted? Should you add a friendly opener a little?

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<v Speaker 1>How was your weekend to soften the message. Maybe it's

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<v Speaker 1>all good, but there's little downside to taking the moment

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<v Speaker 1>to pause, And there's a lot of upside to making

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<v Speaker 1>sure that you're not sending an email that you'll come

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<v Speaker 1>to regret. It's worth getting in the habit of filling

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<v Speaker 1>in the address last. In the meantime, this is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening and here's to making the most of

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