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Email Etiquette
Graves Email Etiquette
| Topic | Related concept |
|---|---|
| Personal Information | Account numbers, usernames, passwords, home addresses, and personal phone numbers do not belong in business or school emails |
| Phishing | An email that seems to look like something official (like a bank or business), and links to a website that asks you to disclose personal information |
| Spam | Junk email. Usually advertisements |
| Cc: | Other recipients of an email whose addresses are shown |
| Bcc: | Recipients of an email whose address is hidden |
| Irony and Sarcasm | Avoid using trying to be funny in an email since the reader can't hear your voice, facial expression, or body language so you make your meaning clear |
| Profanity | Avoid cursing in email as it's unprofessional and may result in disciplinary action |
| Proofreading | Always check your document for correct spelling, spacing, grammar, and punctuation before sending it |
| Attachments | Some emails have other files you can download with them. Don't download or open these files if you don't know who sent the message |
| Email Setup | Make sure email accounts you use for work (or school) don't have extreme names |
| Recipient | The person that gets a letter or email |
| Being Discreet | Keeping private opinions or information to yourself |
| Politeness | Communicating with others respectfully |
| Standard Parts | Be sure to include the 6 standard parts of an email, and in the right order and format |
| Clarity | Make sure your message is clear and easily understood |
| Formatting | Don't make lots of formatting changes since it makes reading your email more difficult |
| Signature | Limit the number of contact methods you provide to ones you actually want the reader to respond with |
| Caps Lock | All caps seems like shouting to the reader. Makes the message more difficult to read |
| Chain Emails | Don't forward messages that aren't useful to the reader as the original sender may just be trying to spam them later |