From the course: Backgrounder: Netiquette

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When good outreach goes bad

When good outreach goes bad

- [Narrator] On average, professionals spend more than a quarter of their workweek on email. That's a lot! With so much time combing through email, it's no surprise that mistakes happen. Still though, you can reduce your own email blunders by considering a few things before hitting that send button. Let's first talk about forwarding email. You might think you're mostly off the hook if you didn't exclusively create the email in the first place, but that is not the case. You are responsible for everything you send, as well as how you send it. (new email chime) - [Email Writer] Hey, Jess! See below. - [Jess] Whoa, what a novel! I guess I'll wade through this mess to see what sense I can make of it. (Fast forward sound) (record scratching) Uh, I don't think I was meant to see this personnel salary discussion. Yikes! - [Narrator] That means you need to read the entire thread to make sure it's appropriate for your recipients to…

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