Manners and Protocol For Modern Day Correpondence.
Finally! After much consternation and carping on my part about the lack of proper e-mail etiquette these days, comes music to my ears.
In the words of manners expert Letitia Baldridge in this week’s The New York Times Sunday Styles Section:
“…we need to have grace in our lives, and I’m not talking about heavenly grace. I’m talking about human grace…”
Ms. Baldridge is referring to how we compose, and more specifically how we sign-off on our e-mails.
Your salutation should be warm, friendly, appropriate to the situation or environment you are in…and above all it should be polite and friendly.
This article was helpful for me…I am sometimes guilty of ending my notes with the cold and rushed-sounding “Best, Kim.”
From now on, no matter how busy I am, recipients will receive a “Warm regards, Kim”. Unless I’m mad at you…:).
And if you’d like a more expansive understanding of online etiquette, visit NetManners.com.
I like to sign my emails –
Undying love,
Hsien
PS Found this really long, but guide to emails this weekend.
Thanks for the recommendation, it sounds interesting and I’d been thinking of a post of my own along these lines.
From experience, I have learned that sending one word e-mail responses is also a no-no…:)