Writing better emails to increase productivity

(myfoxboston) - If you're one who communicates a lot by e-mail, especially for work, you maybe being inefficient and sloppy without even knowing it.

Tightening up your e-mail and streamline some information may actually make you more productive, and make the person you're sending the e-mail to more likely to respond.

Literally, if you go line-by-line through your e-mail, you can vastly improve your communication and get people to respond faster or just simply respond to what you're sending out.

5 essential elements for emails
1. Subject line
2. Greeting
3. Connection and context
4. Call to action
5. Signature

Watch Gene’s interview with the Boston Globe’s Scott Kirsner for more e-mail tips.