Email with Purpose

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Put the reader's next step where they can find it

An email can be accurate and still make the reader search for its purpose. This Skill Lab focuses on the opening, the supporting detail and the action needed from the recipient. It helps you decide what belongs in the message, what can be linked and whether email is the right place for the conversation.

Imagine an illustrative message that lists a project's history before asking for approval near the end. Rewrite the opening to explain the decision and its timing. Group the reasons beneath it and identify the attachment that supports the choice. Check whether the recipient has enough context without reading an entire previous thread.

Review before sending

Confirm the recipients, the actual request and any deadline. Replace ambiguous references such as this or that with the specific item when needed. Read the tone from the recipient's position and check that a brief sentence has not become unnecessarily abrupt. Bring a suitable draft with confidential information removed. The practice aims to make email easier to act on, not simply shorter, and to reduce follow-up questions that come from a missing purpose or an unclear next step.

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