Lengthy memos and emails

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In “Ask an Escort,” there was a recent thread about an email sent by a prospective client to an escort. The escort thought it was overly long and shared it with another client who thought it was ridiculous/humorous, and shared it with us. As part of the long ensuing discussion, I mentioned that I work in academia and that I wish more of the emails and memos I read were as short as the anxiously verbose email that prompted the discussion.

 

Here’s an example of what I was referring to. It’s an exchange betweeen anonymous law school students who objected to a professor wearing a #blacklivesmatter shirt and their (white) professor.

 

http://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/law-professor-absolutely-destroys-student-letter-protesting-her-wearing-a-black-lives-matter-tshirt.php#.Wptx3urH2gk.facebook

[+ poolboy48220]

I read the whole thing. I'm in love with that professor.

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I read the whole thing. I'm in love with that professor.

 

Me, too. Excellent example of a "teachable moment."

[bigvalboy]

In “Ask an Escort,” there was a recent thread about an email sent by a prospective client to an escort. The escort thought it was overly long and shared it with another client who thought it was ridiculous/humorous, and shared it with us. As part of the long ensuing discussion, I mentioned that I work in academia and that I wish more of the emails and memos I read were as short as the anxiously verbose email that prompted the discussion.

 

Here’s an example of what I was referring to. It’s an exchange betweeen anonymous law school students who objected to a professor wearing a #blacklivesmatter shirt and their (white) professor.

 

http://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/law-professor-absolutely-destroys-student-letter-protesting-her-wearing-a-black-lives-matter-tshirt.php#.Wptx3urH2gk.facebook

 

Thank you for posting this. Absolutely brilliant...

[rvwnsd]

I want to take that professor to dinner! Beautifully written response to ignorance.

[+ poolboy48220]

At my previous job I worked with a guy who was notorious for very long emails. Nice guy, good at his job, but could never write concisely. The "not reading past the first few lines" attitude is even worse at my current job, I have to work extra hard on my emails here.