Lately, I've had a higher number of requests for my
Slaying the Email Dragon workshop. I haven't been
marketing it anymore than usual so I wonder what is
prompting this sudden increase. I can only imagine
that it is the same reason anyone needs this
program: They've never had any formal training on
how to write and respond to email effectively, how
to organize what comes in, and how to deal with the
increasing quantity. Compound this with the probable
fact that most people never took a course on how to
use their email software efficiently or effectively.
It's no wonder people are feeling a need to slay
their email dragon!
By getting to know your email software better, you
will immediately reap the benefits of less stress
and more efficiency. How can you get to know your
software better without reading the manual? There
are two must-do strategies I recommend:
1 - Make a half-hour appointment with yourself
to literally "shake hands with your software."
Pull down EVERY available menu and follow every
arrowed path. See the capabilities you have and
decide which ones you want to use right away. OR if
you can't possible find a half-hour, every time you
open your email, investigate the possibilities then.
2 - Talk to people who use the same software
you do and talk about how each of you use it.
Get together for coffee or lunch. Include ideas like
keyboard shortcuts, filing schemes, junk mail
blocking and so on. You will learn more from other
users in 30 minutes than you would from reading any
manual.
If when working on email you keep thinking "there
has to be a better way to do this", I will almost
guarantee you there is. You just need to know where
it is and how to do it! I challenge you to learn ONE
new thing about your software TODAY. (And if you get
really excited about it, let me know what you
found!)
For more great tips for managing email,
consider getting our ebook called "Abby's Top 10
Strategies for Slaying the Email Dragon."
