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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
Following Netiquette in an Email Message
This message was written in response to a question emailed to several colleagues by a technical communicator seeking advice on how to write meeting minutes effectively. A response to an email message should adhere to the principles of effective emails and proper netiquette. The questions below ask you to think about these principles (explained in "Writing Emails").
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1. How effectively has the writer conserved bandwidth?
2. How effectively has the writer stated her purpose?
3. How effectively has the writer projected a “you attitude” (explained in Project the “You Attitude”)?
4. How effectively has the writer made her message easy to read?