Drafting Emails Without Recipients: A Common Mistake?
Many people forget one crucial step when drafting emails - adding in the recipient's address! Learn how you can avoid this common mistake by double-checking your emails before hitting "send".
Dec. 24, 2022 3:37PM
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Have you ever written an email, read it over several times to make sure it’s perfect, and then realized you never added the recipient’s address? You’re not alone. It turns out that many people are guilty of this common mistake. It’s easy to understand why this happens. When writing an email, we tend to focus on the content itself—making sure it’s clear and concise—rather than the details of who we are sending it to. We get so caught up in what we want to say that we forget about the most important part of sending an email: actually getting it delivered! The consequences of forgetting a recipient can be serious. If you are sending a business proposal or important information, your message may never reach its intended target. This could mean lost opportunities or even damaged relationships with clients or colleagues. Fortunately, there is a simple solution for avoiding this problem: double-check your emails before hitting “send”! Make sure that all fields (including the “To” field) have been filled out correctly and that any attachments have been included as well. It may seem like an extra step, but taking just a few seconds to check everything can save you from embarrassment or worse down the line.