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The 3-Sentence Email Guaranteed to Get a Response

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I’ve used it myself, and with clients, to establish new business relationships , referrals and even coveted book endorsements. This sentence must contain these specific elements: Why the recipient should care about your email. For example, “I love your latest blog, and I’m writing with a related question.”

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How to Write a Book: Advice for New Writers

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I’d love to give you a secret formula for how to write a book. Having written two books now, I can tell you it is as hard as people say it is. For example, some people are great at setting aside small amounts of time to write every day. In this week’s SUCCESS Stories , I explain my personal approach to writing books.

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Ep 247: Email Management for Executive Assistants

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

In this chapter, I cover tactics for managing your own email inbox, as well as your executive’s. Of course, I’d love to hear your email tips and tricks as I’m always down to get more efficient and productive, so please reach out! LEADERSHIP QUOTE Email is the gateway drug of work; Slack is the crack.

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I Spent Years Trying to Get My First Book Published—This Is What I’ve Learned About Risking Rejection

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As I neared the end of writing my first book , Find Your Courage , I decided it was time to see whether I could find a publisher. Eventually, I decided to change tack and self-publish, selling my book via my speaking engagements and newsletter database. We think this is an outstanding book,” they said. Bah humbug, I thought.

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What Do You Need? Lauren Wesley Wilson’s Playbook for Unspoken Workplace Rules

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Wilson was motivated to write her book—which covers everything from advice on making personal connections (always email, and keep it short and sweet) to avoiding people-pleasing—because she wants to address the unspoken rules in the workplace we often break simply because we don’t know them. It’s really about cutting through the crap.

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Borders Books – An Example of Understanding the Customer Relationship

Make or Break Moments

Borders Books announced yesterday that it is filing Chapter 11. On the same day I received a detailed email from the [.]. But add to that fact, changing technology and the change in consumer buying habits and you have a more challenging operational situation.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

Success

For example, instead of introducing yourself with a verbal resumé, you might start with an engaging anecdote. Recently, two of her colleagues came to an understanding that when one sends brisk emails, it isn’t yelling. Rather, it’s her instinct to shoot off emails like a to-do list. I said, ‘Nope, this needs to be a book.’”

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