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The Five Ws

The Five Ws

  • In an email which has an event or plan, we need to give sufficient and concise information.
  • Answer the five Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why, as applicable.
  • This reduces the clutter of back and forth emails, and you respect the time of the recipient.

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