I just LOVE those messages that have those darn carets. you know – these: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [picappgallerysingle id=”294948″]>>>That’s right >>>Carets. >>>They are unnecessary and annoying >>>and they multiply … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: >>>> Carets and Double Carets
Here is a link to a brief interview I gave to Ian Griffin http://bit.ly/aUg5mc and his post about that interview: http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/07/23/interview-marsha-egan-inbox-detox/ Here is an excerpt from his post about our interview: … Continue reading Podcast interview – How Your Inbox is Holding You Back – with Ian Griffin
I just got back from the National Speakers’ Association convention in Orlando, where I attended Larry Chaing’s workshop – What They Don’t Teach You at NSA. In that workshop, he … Continue reading E-mail and Texting are being used in “Two Way Keynotes” a la Larry Chaing
Stop sending to all if all do not have a need to know. “Reply All” is convenient. It is easy. BUT – If all don’t need to know, you’ve just … Continue reading Email pet peeve: Reply All
Great post by LifeHacker.com on words to avoid to avoid getting your company in trouble. You laugh – these were in found in actual court documents. How about… Big Problem … Continue reading Avoid these red flag words in office email – LifeHacker
According to a recent global study conducted by IABC (International Association of Business Communicators, ) our drowning in email is actually causing us to be less productive. According to the … Continue reading The Biggest Source of Email Overload? News Sources and Professional Subscriptions – IABC
Tough question. Most times when people are using their cell phones at work, it is for personal reasons. If it is being done blatantly or obviously, it can be a … Continue reading Ask Marsha: What do I do about our employees using cell phones and texting during work hours?
Some people actually try to solve complex issues by email. Ridiculous! Check out our other blog post on Toxic Emailer “Chatroom Chuck.” When something needs to be discussed, DON’T use … Continue reading Email pet peeve: The Email “Meeting”
Great post by Jonathan Spira entitled, “The Siren’s Call of Information Overload” Here’s an excerpt: Instead of multitasking what we actually do is task switching which is really a series … Continue reading More on Information Overload from Basex
Here is a blog post by Susan Johnson that outlines the value of filters managing e-mail overload. As an example, she uses filters to mark certain newly received items as … Continue reading 5 Tips for Taming Email Overload – by Susan Johnson
Okay. Now it is time to rant. This past week I received at least 15 e-mail messages with this simple one or two word response, “thanks” or “ok.” Hey, I … Continue reading Email Pet Peeve: The one-word response
