{"id":18564,"date":"2018-03-14T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T10:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/?p=18564"},"modified":"2018-02-05T14:23:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T13:23:32","slug":"read-respond-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/read-respond-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting people to read (and respond to) your emails"},"content":{"rendered":"

As everyone already knows, email is ubiquitous – in both our private and professional lives. Emails are easy to write and send – and we are inundated with them daily. As an <\/strong>in-house business English trainer<\/a> at a major production site, I see daily the frustrations this can cause \u2013 not just for those receiving 90+ mails day (or 1 every 5 minutes!), but also for those sending the mails – knowing they may need to wait a while before hearing a reply. Recently, a manager I train in the automotive industry asked \u201cHow can I increase the chances that people respond to my emails?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Studies have shown that people are more likely to respond to emails written in a simple, straightforward manner than to emails with more complex language. In fact, emails written at a 3rd<\/sup> grade level have been shown to have the highest response rate! So put away those thesauruses and get rid of those dependent clauses! Simple, concise writing is a main driver in increasing your response rate. <\/strong>As with any writing, <\/strong>placing your reader\u2019s needs first is a must<\/a>. There is no one magic formula for guaranteeing that people will respond to your email, but it’s important that you write emails that people will<\/em> read. The tips outlined below will definitely tip<\/em> the odds in your favour!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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