Tit For Tat
Asking for favors requires some give and take. Sending a cold email instructing about some work that the recipient has to do, can come off as annoying and intrusive.
It is better to prepare the conditions and circumstances prior to sending the request (Pre-suasion), like a warm greeting, for instance. Even in the email body, a warm tone and a link to some article of interest can set the tone towards the recipient to say ‘Yes’ to your eventual delegation of work.
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