MAGIC Email Writing
Organizations primarily use email for communicating with internal and external customers—yet these emails are often company-focused, or too casual and confusing. Do your emails make a positive or negative impact on customer perceptions? Do they project a consistent level of professionalism and grace?
Course Objective
Help associates write professional emails that Make A Great Impression on the Customer™ every time.
Aim
- Focus on the audience—internal or external
- Identify your purpose and outcome
- Create subject lines that get results
Organization
- Structure ideas based on the purpose of your message
- Use the MAGIC format when delivering bad news or responding to inquiries and complaints/concerns
- Learn when to apply the factual vs. narrative flow
Dialogue
- Create clear and concise emails every time
- Edit extra words to maximize impact
- Use MAGIC, not tragic phrases
- Use the Clarity Index to measure readability
Techniques
- Discover key business email protocols
- Add visual components to enhance the look of your messages Check and Polish
- Apply a quality standard for emails: The 22 Points of MAGIC Email Writing
- Avoid the most common netiquette mistakes
What this means to you
- Compose clear, concise, professional emails
- Respond more quickly with greater confidence
- Grab and keep the reader’s attention—so you create a MAGIC impression with every email
Training Method
The program is tailored to the specific needs of the audience. Prior to any project, we request representative writing samples and prepare tailored rewrites for in-class exercises and group discussion.
Duration
This one-day session addresses internal and external email writing. Different formats, including virtual delivery, can be arranged.
