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How to Make E-mail Less Annoying A Tiny Guide to Outlook Best Practices for Sales People

How to Email Less Annoying

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I presented this 5 minute talk at a TechWeb sales meeting. Email isn\'t going away - but we can work together to make it less annoying.

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How to Make E-mail

Less Annoying

A Tiny Guide to Outlook Best Practices for Sales People

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In a Perfect World

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Even More Perfect…

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Utopia

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Let’s Face It

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Unhapppy. Unproductive. Buried.

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Just Like Other Annoying Things

E-mail is Not Going Away

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If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Join ‘em

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10 Simple Things You Can Do to

Make Email Less Annoying (& More Useful)

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Number 1Simplify Your Folders/Sub-Folders

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Number 2Search is Your Friend

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Number 3Make an Electronic ‘To Do’ Folder*

*Aren’t you happy we don’t use Lotus Notes anymore?!

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Number 4Sort is Your Friend

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Number 5Explore Plug-Ins That Work For You*

*Hunt for one at: http://office-outlook.com/

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Number 6Don’t Let the Red Flag Get You

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Number 7AutoArchive When Prompted

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Number 8Gamble: Send a Calendar Invite & Bridge

to Unsuspecting Prospect

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Number 9Have an Email Blackout

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Number 10Think Before You Send

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That Far Away Look in Ted’s Eye

We’ll Get There…

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Who Received an Email During This 5 Minute Presentation?

Annoying, isn’t it?

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Thanks for listening.

Paige Finkelman