English 420Y - Business Writing Online

While reading "Boss's Angry Email Sends Shares Plunging", I found that this was proabably not the best way to approach a problem of this size. I realize email is a fast way to reach everyone in the company, but sometimes it is not the best choice. Especially in this matter, obviously the matter at hand that Mr. Patterson needed to discuss was very important to him and he was very angry about the issue. Mr. Patterson I am sure had a motive behind the email, and I am also sure that is was to put a little scare into his employees to tighten up or else. Mr.

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After reading the article “Boss's Angry Email Sends Shares Plunging,” I think it made good point about human behavior and emails. I don’t think that Mr. Patterson’s did the right thing by pressing the send button after writing that email. His language in the email was very rough towards his employees. I understand his point of view when he said that, his employees will only listen if he adds a little pinch of salt to the emails. But on the other hand it’s the co-operate world, if anything gets leaked out.

I think the Ten Habits of Successful Emailers was very helpful, however I think something was missing out. I believe one habit that was overlooked is writing in a clear format. Working in sales, I realize how extremely important formatting can be. Getting people to read your e-mails thoroughly can be hard, but a clear, organized layout makes it much easier. I find that most people enjoy bullets, numbering, or space between paragraphs.

As I read through fantastic journal article, I felt like I stepped to the real world just for a minute realizing that the business world is not as friendly as I imagined. It was more like a battlefield where there is no excuses no exceptions. The author criticized examples of poor resumes using inappropriate words giving an impression of full of questions and dismay. As what I learned from instructor bog on resume, he also emphasized importance of using readable format that can quickly guide to the points that can grab attention and finally force reader’s respect.

From reading the “Boss’s Angry Email Sends Shares Plumeting” article I realized that communication plays a huge role in the success of a company. Not only is it important to be able to communicate effectively with your clients and customers, its more important to have a great communication network with your employees. The employees ultimately drive the company and if you can’t convey your message to them in an appropriate manner, you might see simlar results as displayed in this article.

The article “Boss's Angry Email Sends Shares Plunging,” made a great point about emails as well as human behavior. I believe that Mr. Patterson’s didn’t do the right thing by sending such an email to all his employees because his language used was rough. I agree with the point of view that he wanted to bring about a change in working style of the company but he could have opted different ways to bring about that but again its human nature that when a person is angry he doesn’t think twice before doing something.

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I found the Ten Habits of Successful Emailers to be interesting. The second habit reminded me of an article in the paper that I read a while ago. It was written by a professor that was disgusted by the way that students are writing E-mails to their professors. “Be slightly more formal than you think you should be.” I assume most students are used to the way they type on AIM or in E-mails to their friends, and use the same language to their professors. There is no excuse for that because I feel when writing to a professor, E-mails should be formal and well written.

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