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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I agree with you. Tone is very hard to judge in email and I’d rather err on the side of approachability. [/quote] +1 And I know there are some people who think using exclamation points and approachable language is less professional. But I’ve realized this is because of the narrative around women’s writing styles. At this point in my career I refuse to change my email tone to sound more like a man. I will remain friendly, but professional and confident my work product stands on its own. However, I’ll add the one thing I have changed is tightening any sort of language that comes off as apologetic when something isn’t my fault. I noticed I had a habit of including phrases like “I’m sorry if I misunderstood …” when in reality the other person was inconsistent or left something out. So now I will just write something like “Could you please clarify whether …”[/quote] I agree with all of this![/quote]
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