{"id":1951,"date":"2013-09-30T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T10:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/targettrainingblog.de\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2018-06-06T12:29:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:29:48","slug":"evaluating-an-idea-quick-email-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/evaluating-an-idea-quick-email-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluating an Idea: Quick Email Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4j0qnj-733412186ed45578e7c764b86a98f1da\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4j0qnj-733412186ed45578e7c764b86a98f1da{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4j0qnj-733412186ed45578e7c764b86a98f1da hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_promobox  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><span>What do you think?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Evaluating an idea without causing offense can be challenging at times. Often it is a colleague, client or your boss who wants to know what you think of an idea. Sometimes you think it\u2019s great, sometimes you don\u2019t, and sometimes you\u2019re going to need to know more before you can respond. The first case is relatively easy \u2013 you can tell them it\u2019s great. But what about the next two cases?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some phrases which you could use either when writing an email in response to a written request, or when speaking to the person who has made the suggestion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Phrases for evaluating an idea<\/h3>\n<p><span><strong>1.\u00a0 You think it\u2019s a great idea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>That sounds great!<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>What an amazing idea!<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>That\u2019s a really good idea.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>2.\u00a0 You don\u2019t think it\u2019s such a great idea<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>I can\u2019t help wondering how \/ if \/ whether \/what&#8230;. <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>It\u2019s certainly worth considering.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>What concerns me is&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>3.\u00a0 You want more time or information before reacting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>I\u2019d appreciate more information on \/ about&#8230;<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>I would really need to know..<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>Perhaps you could let me know..?<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Example of an email when you are evaluating an idea<\/h3>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-9s6z3-18a1efc47b5d55f12d58e59ae86ade27 avia-button-no  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<em>Hi Melissa<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Thank you so much for putting your idea to me. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>It\u2018s certainly worth considering. I can\u2019t help wondering though, how this might affect the administrative staff. Before getting back to you, I would really need to know how much would actually be saved by implementing this change. Perhaps you could get back to me on that?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Best regards,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ariana<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>By using the suggestions above, you can acknowledge an idea without offending the person who came up with it. Let us know if you have any suggestions of other phrases or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/reader-oriented-writing-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\">approaches<\/a> when evaluating an idea in emails in the comments area below.<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think? Evaluating an idea without causing offense can be challenging at times. Often it is a colleague, client or your boss who wants to know what you think of an idea. 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