How do you handle the opening greeting in emails?
When communicating via email,
I always end up starting with "Thank you for your continued support..."
It's at the level where my hand just slips and types it automatically lol
It feels a bit uncool, but
I don't know what else to do
I found a great article that resolves that frustration, so I'm sharing it
From "80 Things People with Good Taste Do" by Mayumi Arikawa
"80 Things People with Good Taste Do" (Fusosha)
by Mayumi Arikawa
From a President Online article linked to this book
Why is "Thank you for your continued support" no good?
It has been a long time since I stopped starting emails with "Thank you for your continued support."
The reason I stopped writing it is that it feels hollow and lacks emotion.
Indeed, it lacks emotion...
There's no feeling in it
It feels like it doesn't matter
It's just a stopgap phrase...
We both feel that way, but
it has become so established as a template
that we've stopped noticing how awkward it is
Having the courage to think, "That's not quite right"
is important!
Original words directed at the other person
Just as there are ways of greeting based on each relationship, the opening words are very important.
There should be original wordsfor that person.
Within the relationship between the other person and yourself,
what are the original words that you express...?
Casual Conversation Section
To make it conversational,
"Hello. The rain keeps on coming, doesn't it?"
"The season of fragrant breezes has arrived."
"It was great having lunch with you the other day."
Anything like that is fine.
Just doing that makes it words with heart and shows
a genuine attitude of facing the other person.
Start with a lighthearted feeling that this much is enough.
Even just this is much better than "Thank you for your continued support..."!
Your Own Live Report Section
"Hello. There are finally more warm nights, and we've entered the season where drinking outside is fun."
"I went back to my parents' home and did my best to act like an MC, and the highlight of the New Year was that everyone started talking enthusiastically."
"It looks like they'll bloom this weekend. I've enjoyed my winter outfits enough already."
Things like this allow the scene to be vividly imagined, and the emotional distance shrinks significantly.
A realistic description from your own perspective that brings a scene to mind.
It is the scenery I am looking at right now, at this very moment, as I write to you.
By sharing a bit of a live feeling, you get a sense of being together, and the distance shrinks significantly.
Whether it gets across depends on the other person, but
anyway, it's a nice, subtle message that says, "I'm writing this with the feeling that we are together."
I've started to want to read this book a little.
Other articles by Mayumi Arikawa also seem interesting (for your reference).
This article was written by
Shigeki Kawahara, a "Future Realization Partner" who increases revenue pillars
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