Today’s professional must have rock-solid email communication skills to effectively share information, address issues, follow up on work tasks and more. With professionals writing an estimated 40 emails per day, ineffective email skills can easily lead to costly communication breakdowns, operational stagnation/errors and even slights to one’s professional reputation.

This course is designed for professionals who want to become more effective at writing clear, concise business emails to share input and feedback with colleagues, management and other stakeholders. I teach practical knowledge to improve and strengthen your ability to write courteous and clear emails focused on achieving intended communication results. I share proven skills for writing effective emails, provide invaluable insight to elevate written content and share simple tips that increase readability and make you stand out.

You identify how to get started writing today’s business emails. This vital information reveals the key considerations that will ensure you are starting on the right foot. From there, you discover proven ways to successfully share easy-to-consume email content. This fortifies your ability to sharpen the focus on message conveyance and readability saving eyes-on-glass time and increasing your efficacy. Then, I teach you how to properly round out your emails to promote desired outcomes and build your professional goodwill presence. Finally, I help you recognize common email pitfalls and provide remedies to quickly boost your acumen improving your overall written communication skills.

This course provides the knowledge and insight to fast-track your ability to be more effective with email communication increasing your organizational value, elevating your professional profile while sharpening your competitive advantage.

Course Key Concepts: Effective, Email, Write, Business, Communication, “How to”.

Learning Objectives
  • Identify how to get started writing today's business email.
  • Discover insight to share email content.
  • Recognize ways to round out email communication.
  • Explore common pitfalls and practical remedies.
Last updated/reviewed: March 27, 2024
37 Reviews (168 ratings)

Reviews

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Anonymous Author
So many times I am in such a hurry to get an email sent out that I didn't consider all of the elements that should be included in the email. This course made practical sense and has given me a proven template to use to create professional, informative and results oriented messages going forward.

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I like that the instructor was well-oriented with his presentation. Using body gestures promote conspicuity of the audience and captivates the attention of the listener. Using pointers and di[playing images and key terms and acronyms build memory and comprehension of the subject.

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Anonymous Author
This was a good refresher course and I had a few take-aways. Upgrade overused 'cliché's' like 'Thanks' and when to use may (permission) or can (ability). Darrell was a good speaking, organized and I liked that he used people's names as acronyms to remember the information.

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Anonymous Author
Excellent information and well step by step layout of how to write an effective email. Clear supporting examples and reasoning for steps. I have solid points to use in enhancing my emails starting immediately. Great course.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was great. It was my first Illumeo course. It was easy to follow. The presenter/teacher provided a clear message. The course was organized very effectively. I recommend this course, 100%.

5
Anonymous Author
This course was very interesting and provided extremely helpful information. The instructor did a very good job of explaining the topic and clearly explained the material and examples in the presentation.

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The course was very well organized. Writing emails is not a complicated concept. However, the instructor managed to give some creative and useful pointers to a seemingly simple task.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent course that should be completed by everyone in the corporate world. Included great overall emailing strategies and also provided actionable insights to improve communications.

5
Anonymous Author
Great class, the teacher was very informative, showed great examples of pitfalls in emails. His approach to creating an email from start to finish was very effective.

5
Member's Profile
I loved this course. It helped me to see the ways that my writing had been boring, not adding a graphic & using more than "thanks" will really spice it up.

5
Anonymous Author
The instructor provided many examples in his content, and the course was very organized. I would definitely enjoy taking another of his courses.

4
Anonymous Author
Thorough course on how to write professional and effective emails. Covered each element of the email and examined pit falls and remedies.

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Member's Profile
The course instructor was clear about his lecture and it was very informative. I got to lean new points about writing a business mail.

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Anonymous Author
This course provides good inputs for writing an effective emails. The speaker is very good and the content is very organized.

5
Anonymous Author
Great refresher course because it seems like a lot of people forget these tips. Can't wait to use in my day to day

5
Member's Profile
Nice refresher about how to craft an email without too much detail. Instructor includes easy to remember mnemonics.

5
Member's Profile
Solid overview with some great tips to enhance a standard email. This instructor is great at sequencing courses.

5
Anonymous Author
Excellent training course, well detailed explain. I very much enjoyed the course. Totally recommend it.

5
Anonymous Author
fun small course; interesting to see which things I already do right and wrong per the course info!

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Member's Profile
Very good suggestions for upgrading and keeping your email correspondence at a professional level.

5
Anonymous Author
Good overview on effective email writing, skill which is sorely missing in a lot of institutions.

4
Anonymous Author
Good content. Exam questions were worded a little odd, grammatically. Enjoyed what I learned.

4
Anonymous Author
Very good course. Definitely will be aware of the pitfalls in my email writing - what not to do!

5
Anonymous Author
Completely agree with the lessons shared here. I will share these tips with my colleagues.

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Member's Profile
Excellent! This will lead better comunication. White spaces are realy an important.

4
Anonymous Author
awesome course, i learnt much and important information on how to better my email

5
Anonymous Author
Great refresher to make sure i am constructing my emails as best as possible!

4
Anonymous Author
Good course, I learned a lot and the information was presented in a good way

5
Anonymous Author
Darrell was great in highlighting an effective communication email.

5
Member's Profile
Appreciate the way it was very much helpful to me, thought me well.

4
Anonymous Author
great info, easy engageable,

4
Member's Profile
Basic information, but a useful review to improve email structure

5
Member's Profile
Well designed and executed course with very good illustrations.

5
Anonymous Author
The course was informative, even though it was short.

5
Anonymous Author
Good presentation with lots of valuable inforamtaion.

5
Anonymous Author
Great course with a lot of helpful tips and tricks.

4
Anonymous Author
Insightful format to creating a purposeful emails!

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
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Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to How to Effectively Write Business Emails2:59
  Section I - Getting Started Writing Business Emails8:30
  Section II - Crafting an Approach to Email Content20:38
  Section III - Rounding Out The Email12:52
  Section IV - Common Pitfalls and Remedies10:09
  Five Ways to Go Further8:36
  Course Wrap Up7:54
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  How to Effectively Write Business Emails1:11:38
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: How to Effectively Write Business EmailsPDF
  How to Effectively Write Business Emails Glossary/ IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam