Use a flat, friendly tone
About this module:
- What you'll learn? In this module you'll learn more about tone in emails - and why your tone on email should always be “flat and functional”
- Why it matters? Using tone in writing is subject to misinterpretation. Make sure your message can be clearly understood without relying on any subtlety of tone.
Watch the training video:
Make it practical - Questions and exercises you can try with your team:
You're requesting one of your colleagues attend a meeting next Friday, to discuss a problematic colleague.
Write that request in five different ways (four of them inappropriate):
- Too technical:
- Too casual:
- Too much attitude:
- Too boring:
- Just right: