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Snap – Internal Communications Solutions.
Hot Tips for Internal Communicators
Get your message across without email overload
“Don’t flood my Inbox with boring, irrelevant emails!”
Does this sound like your staff? Let’s face it, a lot of staff think emails from Internal Comms interrupt
their work. Even when they’ve bothered to read them, they still have the problem of what to do with all
those ‘internal emails’ clogging up their Inboxes.
In fact, workers claim that 34% of the internal email they receive is unnecessary. The average worker
spends 49 minutes per day managing email. 24% of workers say they spend more than an hour a day
engrossed in this task. (Gartner/eCompany)
But you know that these emails are important. You know that the messages and information they
contain provide the knowledge and tools that staff need to function effectively in the company
environment.
How can I get the message across but avoid email overload at the same
time?
So, you want to get your message across to a high percentage of staff? Don’t resign yourself to low
readership rates and don’t add to the email overload problem either. Try these tips instead.
Ten top tips to attract staff attention and avoid email overload
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Put the message in the subject line. Read more
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Differentiate between critical, urgent and non-urgent emails. Read more
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Group your ‘internal comms’ and send them through at the same time each day. Read more
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Target your audience and make emails relevant to them. Read more
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Manage your emails and archive them effectively. Read more
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Before you send email, ask yourself ‘Is email the best way to communicate this message?’ Read more
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Try a ‘no email’ day. Read more
10. Think outside the square. How else can you get your message across? Read more