Your colleagues decide in less than a minute whether your email is worth replying to. Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index Report shows that the average employee receives 117 emails a day, and most are skimmed in under 60 seconds. In other words, if your email takes someone more than a minute to understand, there’s a strong chance you won’t be getting a timely response.

Well-written emails don’t just make you sound smarter; studies show that they also reduce misunderstandings and speed up responses.

Here are five........

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