3 ways to help you avoid embarrassing yourself on email

Photo: Courtesy

Electronic communication has made the world a much more convenient place to live in. Sometimes though, we have the tendency to use the tools at our disposal, especially email in a way that damages our reputation. On the converse, we also have the opportunity to use email to lend to our credibility.

There is one rule of thumb that I use when I am writing a particularly sensitive email, such as one meant to express displeasure or urge for a corrective course of action.