Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text

Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text

1h 3mBeginner2023-12-08

Authors

Toni Purvis

Toni Purvis

Course details

Business etiquette skills are just as important today as ever—they impact an individual's communication, confidence, and career. In this course, etiquette expert Toni Purvis guides you through essential etiquette for business communications. Learn about email etiquette, with topics including subject lines, using gender and pronouns respectfully, tricky elements of bcc and cc, and crafting an email that in content, tone, and timing takes the recipient into consideration. Explore the dos and don'ts of professional text conversations and phone communication. Plus, dive into the etiquette of written communications, such as business letters, exchanging contact information, giving thanks, and expressing sympathy. Business etiquette is all about building positive relationships that create memorable interactions, and this course can help you level up your skills.

Skills covered

EmailCustomer Service SkillsCustomer ServiceCommunicationProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementBusiness Software and ToolsOne-Off

Concepts

Introduction

  • Business etiquette for today's workplace

Etiquette for Business Emails

  • Email etiquette - Subjects, salutations, and signatures
  • Respectfully addressing recipients - Names, gender, and pronouns
  • Email etiquette - BCC, CC, automatic messages, and read receipts
  • Email etiquette - Anticipating the needs of the recipient
  • Email etiquette - Tone and timing

Etiquette for Business Messaging

  • Messaging etiquette - Texting
  • Messaging etiquette - Instant messaging (IMs) and chat

Etiquette for Business Phone Calls

  • Understanding etiquette for phone calls
  • Phone etiquette - Leaving a formal voicemail
  • Phone etiquette - Creating a professional voicemail greeting
  • Knowing when to call vs. text vs. email

Etiquette for Written Business Communication

  • Written communication etiquette - Business letter
  • Written communication etiquette - Contact information
  • Written communication etiquette - Thanks, celebration, and sympathy

Conclusion

  • Etiquette is all about relationships
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