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:

Complete and Continue