How to Write an Unignorable Email

This was the most-asked question of the session! Luckily I wrote a post about it here: read it on LinkedIn.

If someone doesn't respond and it's more urgent, I'll follow up after two weeks on two platforms. If it's not urgent, I'll follow up after a month using the same rule. When it comes to following up, remember that people are busy and you are almost always not bothering them. I use TETHER to help me keep track of everything, but whatever you use, it's important to have a system.

I prioritize the Unignorable framework first and brevity second. If it's a little longer but I feel confident about every single word, it's worth sending.

You can own what you know and also leave room for vulnerability. Our natural inclination is that vulnerability takes away or detracts from our competency, but actually it is the opposite. In my experience, I've found people actually trust the quality of my work more when I'm able to be super honest about what I don't know or the insecurities that I have.

If you're worried about emails getting sent to spam, try reaching out on another platform.

Yes! Email is just the catch-all word I use for simplicity's sake. This works for any kind of message on any platform: DM, text, etc.

I use AI to help me organize the chaos of my thoughts and my systems, and for research. When it comes to actually writing the emails, I have a hard line. This is partially because every time I write an email, I'm building my communication skill and my writing skill, and partially because it is very important to me to be undeniably human in my connections.

Literally through reaching out to one person after another after another. There is so much beauty in the repetition of this practice and you can experience it too by joining Reach Out Party or my new Maven course!