Bob Yates recently posted a response to a thread, and I sent him a note
recalling our wonderful ATEG meeting.
My quandry in beginning my note to him was to describe my feelings upon
seeing his note - "Great to see your e-mail!" didn't seem to convey how
his note brought back the fun we had at the meeting and how important he
was to its success.
I solved the problem with "It's nice to
see your voice again." And after
writing that, I thought I'd see if anyone else on the list - particularly
Pam Dykstra - has had similar thoughts about e-mail messages. They seem
to be a delightful mix of both formal writing and casual conversation.
On this list, for example, we aren't writing formal papers in our e-mail
messages, yet there is disciplined thought behind the messages; we aren't
truly engaged in conversation, yet there is almost immediate audience
response.
Has anyone written anything formally about the power of e-mail to evoke a
"visible voice" - in other words, the voice of an e-mail author can be a
powerful mix of both oral and written presentation?
Geoff Layton
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