Font selection is becoming more and more important in email these days, because people now have so many gadgets (with smaller and smaller screens) on which to check their email.

We are continuing our series on the 10 common mistakes we all tend to make that may be keeping others from reading our email.  Today we will look at Email Mistake #5 - Attachments. The bottom line is if your attached file is not opened, it has not communicated the message you intended for your email recipients to receive.

As church communicators we have to be smart and intentional with every email we send -- especially if we want people to open and read those messages. We are continuing our series on the 10 common mistakes we all tend to make that may be keeping others from reading our email. Mistake #4: Unnecessarily using the “Reply to All” and “Forward” buttons

As church communicators we have to be smart and intentional with every email we send -- especially if we want people to open and read those messages. We are continuing our series on the 10 common mistakes we all tend to make that may be keeping others from reading our email. Mistake #3 - Sending too many emails to the right audience

We are continuing our look at the 10 common mistakes we all tend to make that may be keeping others from reading our email. Mistake #2: Sending emails to the wrong audience

Over the next few weeks we will dive deeper into 10 common mistakes we all tend to make that may be keeping others from reading our email. These tips are written with official church communications in mind. You may glean some hints for your personal email habits. But that is not the focus of this blog. You and your best friends can create your own email rules! These are just good tips for professionally communicating with email with individuals and groups and even the entire congregation.

Mistake #1:  No subject line
 

Email has become an important ministry tool for the Church. Are these 10 common mistakes keeping others from reading our very important messages?

The first week of each month the Communication Tips blog will point you to a great resource that can help your congregation in its communication ministry. This month’s spotlight resource is the MyCom e-newsletter from United Methodist Communications.
 

Fonts matter. So choose carefully. Your readers will be glad you did!

Sometimes it's not the letters you write, but the letters in which you write!

Introducing the new Communication Tips Blog.