Email (The double edge sword communication tool)

The Email (Electronic Mail) is a network communication technology that develops along with the evolution of the Internet. It is hard to imagine how we could cope in today’s business without any form of network communication tools, in particular the email.
It was rumored that over half the working population, in particular those dealing with computer and technology related businesses would switch on the PC to access email first thing when they reach the office or work place, with coffee or the tea coming second.
We communicate and correspond with our friends, love ones, business associates, customers and even strangers through email.

Many people tend to take the email for granted; we use it to communicate our thoughts freely quite often without realizing the implications or the impact of the email that we send out. Unlike unrecorded verbal communication, email can archived, forwarded, appended, attached as part of another email content or practically in ways that digitally possible. Email can be used as evidence or even misinterpreted both intentionally as well as unintentionally. Even though there are options in today’s email tools to recall send messages, it is however restricted to mails that are not read by the recipients yet.

Thus it pays for us to be careful with our choice of words that we used in emails. Take time to write or respond to emails. If possible, do not try to hastily reply emails or messages that irritate us for we may live to regret the email we send out. Ensure the words or sentences in the email are not ambiguous and subjected to misinterpretation or to be quoted out of context. Highlight sentences only when it is necessary to emphasize important points. Avoid using apostrophe or any characters that denotes anger or displeasure unless really necessary. Proof read or double read your email and corrects any spelling syntax. Try to visualize yourself as the recipient of the email and ponder over your thoughts to the email message from the recipient perspectives. This will help you to ensure to that your message is clear recipient.

So next time when you write email, be mindful and remember that email is a double edge sword. If we are careful with our choice of words, email becomes our powerful ally, if we are not cautious, it could destroy us.

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