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That could come across as arrogant, or at the very least, thoughtless. A well-chosen subject line is an important opportunity to inform and persuade your reader. |  |\n| | Subject: “Important! Read Immediately!!“ |\n\n\n| | “All Cars in the Lower Lot Will Be Towed in 1 Hour.” |\n| --- | --- |\n| …write a functional subject line that actually conveys the important idea. |  |\n| | Subject: “Quick question.“ |\n| If the question is quick, why not just ask it in the subject line? This subject line is hardly useful. |  |\n| | Subject: “Follow-up about Friday“ |\n| Fractionally better—provided that the recipient remembers why a follow-up was necessary. |  |\n| | Subject: “That file you requested.“ |\n| Many email users get scads of virus-laden spam with vague titles like this. The more specific you are, the more likely your recipient’s spam-blocker will let your message through. |  |\n| | Subject: “10 confirmed for Friday…will we need a larger room?“ |\n| Upon reading this revised, informative subject line, the recipient immediately starts thinking about the size of the room, not about whether it will be worth it to open the email. |  |\n\n| | To: All 1000 Employees\u003Cbr>From: Eager Edgar\u003Cbr>Subject: A helpful book everyone should read\u003Cbr>——–\u003Cbr>Hello, everyone. I’ve attached a PDF that I think you’ll all find very useful. This is the third time I sent it the file—the version I sent yesterday had a typo on page 207, so I’ve sent the whole thing again. Since some of you noted that the large file size makes it a bit awkward, I’ve also attached each chapter as a separate document. Let me know what you think!Attachments:\u003Cbr>􀁸 Big Honking File.pdf (356MB)\u003Cbr>􀁸 BHF Cover.pdf (25MB)\u003Cbr>􀁸 BHF Chapter 1.pdf (35MB)\u003Cbr>􀁸 [   ] |\n| --- | --- |\n| Okay, raise your hands…how many of us would delete the above message immediately, without looking at *any* of those attachments? |  |\n| | To: Bessie Professional\u003Cbr>From: Morris Ponsybil\u003Cbr>Subject: Email tips—a subject for an office workshop?\u003Cbr>—-\u003Cbr>Bessie, I came across some tips on streamlining professional communications. Has anyone |\n\n\n| | volunteered to present at the office workshop next month? Let me know if you’d like me to run a little seminar (2o minutes?) on using email effectively.Below, I’ll paste the table of contents. I’ll send you the whole thing as a PDF if you want it.Table of Contents\u003Cbr>1. Write a meaningful subject line.\u003Cbr>2. Keep the message focused and readable.\u003Cbr>3. Avoid attachments.\u003Cbr>4. [   ] |\n| --- | --- |\n\n| | To: Professor Blinderson\u003Cbr>[From: FuZzYkItTy2000@hotmail.com](From: FuZzYkItTy2000@hotmail.com)\u003Cbr>Subject: [Blank]Yo goin 2 miss class whats the homework |\n| --- | --- |\n| Professor Blinderson will probably reply, “Please let me know your name and which class you’re in, so that I can respond meaningfully. I don’t recognize [the address FuZzYkItTy2000@hotmail.com](the address FuZzYkItTy2000@hotmail.com).” |  |\n| | To: Professor Blinderson\u003Cbr>[From: m.ponsybil@gmail.com](From: m.ponsybil@gmail.com)\u003Cbr>Subject: EL227 Absence, Oct 10Hello, Prof. Blinderson. This is Morris Ponsybil, from EL227 section 2.This morning, I just found out that the curling team has advanced to the playoffs, so I’m going to be out of town on the 10th.According to the syllabus, it looks like I will miss a paper workshop and the discussion of Chapter 10. May I email you my Chapter 10 discussion questions before I leave town? And could I come to your office hour at 2pm on the 12th, in order to discuss the paper? I’ve asked Cheryl Jones to take notes for me.Thank you very much. I’ll see you in class tomorrow. |\n| Ifyou are asking the other person to do you a favor, providing the right information will give him or her a good reason to decide in your favor. In this case, Morris Ponsybil shows his professor he cares enough about the c","cbCaikfnEis2D2GX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikfnEis2D2GX","pdf",1593894,"English","# Subject lines\n## Making subjects specific and useful\n# Message focus and readability\n## Keeping content directed and actionable\n# Attachments and follow-ups\n## Using attachments wisely and sending timely updates","[{\"question\":\"Why should email subject lines be specific instead of vague?\",\"answer\":\"Specific subject lines convey the important idea quickly and reduce the chance that messages look like virus-laden spam or get blocked. 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