Do you feel like you send your emails into a black hole? Let's get to the point: You need to start with the conclusion.
"Vagueness is the opposite of useful," Geoffrey James writes for Inc. "The clearer the goal, the more convincing your e-mail will be."
That's why, James says, you need to ask yourself what exactly it is you're asking before you let your hands touch the keyboard. You're writing the email to elicit a decision from the recipient--so what's the point of your prompt? Where is the co-investment? And what is a conclusion anyway?
James has an idea:
Your conclusion is a statement of the decision that you want the recipient to make, based upon the contents of your e-mail.
To read the full, original article click on this link: The Surprising Secret To Getting Your Emails Read | Fast Company
