<aside> ✨ Time = money.

Good communication = save time = save money. Your bosses/coworkers will love you for it.

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Categorize your communication

1. FYI: I’m doing this - just letting you know
2. Approval: I’m doing this, do you approve?
3. Decision: Can you help me choose between A, B & C?
4. Closing the loop: Remember that thing, I was doing? This is what happened.

1. FYIs

Here’s an example message (from this article):

You can see I:

• Mentioned key takeaways at the start INSTEAD OF a long introduction
• Tagged relevant stakeholders with “FYI” so they know there’s no action needed from them
• Linked to a document with more context, if people are curious
• Included screenshots for quick understanding (so people don’t NEED to click into the document)

You can write something like this (copy paste + replace as necessary):

FYI: {insert most important/must-know info here}

• Bullet points to summarize more key takeaways, if needed
• Bullet points
• Bullet points

Link to further context if needed (or say “more info below in the thread”)

{Tag any relevant stakeholders}

{Attach any screenshots - you can screenshot any documentation to make it easier for people. If they don’t click on your links, they’ll still know what’s going on}

2. Approvals

Often sent to your boss or relevant stakeholders of a project.

Approval needed: {insert what you need approval for}

Additional context here, with links as necessary

If you need to, you can outline your rationale behind your decisions/actions in point form:

• Reason 1 why you need approval for this action
• Reason 2
• Reason 3

Just reply yes if it’s good to go!

3. Decision

Often sent to a boss, coworker, or mentor to help you make a decision.

Can you help me decide between A, B, and C?

One sentence with a bit of context to summarize

A: list some info B: list some info C: list some info

You can outline pros and cons/any other rationale or considerations here

4. Closing the loop