Acronyms
EOD
I need the report by Monday EOD.
When you need to take action to stop losing even more money.
I opened my business and a week later the pandemic hit, so I cut my losses and closed it instead of keeping it open.
To make it more efficient
We need to find a way to streamline the process.
One sentence typically used to set boundaries.
I'm not comfortable with that.
What are the four parts of a letter of complaint (in order)?
Reason, Action, Warning, Closing
OOO
I'll be ooo from January 1 to December 31. :D
To exchange some ideas with someone.
I'd love to bounce some ideas off of you if you have a minute?
Someone dependable and a hard worker
She's a workhorse, always on the ball. You don't have to worry about her.
Saying no to an invite
Thanks for the invite, but I'm not interested.
Name 5 things that are not okay when writing a professional email.
--not reference attachments
--several CTAs
--underline
--CAPS
--typos
--vagueness
--slang
--long subject lines (or deceitful to make the person open it)
--too many colors/emojis
--mentioning the person's name several times
YTD
His YTD earnings have been high since he's been head teaching and teaching at the same time.
To take a call real quick
Wait a second, I have a customer calling me on Zoom, I need to hop on this call.
advantage
This new product is bound to give us some leverage over our competitors.
Sentence when unsure how to answer
I feel I'm not ready to answer that right now. Can I get back to you by the end of the week?
One thing you can add to your resume that will make it stand out
Tangible information (quantify your data)
HR
I have to go to HR to collect my check this week.
to continue to make a strong determined effort even knowing that failure is likely
They eventually went under but down swinging anyway!
easy
The instructions are pretty straightforward so it should be smooth sailing.
What to say when you've already said no but the person keeps insisting?
You repeat your original sentence.
One sentence that is so cliche you shouldn't use anymore
"I hope this finds you well."
TGIF
TGIF, at last! I can't wait for the weekend!
Yesterday I showed a pic of Ryan Reynolds using an expression meaning dominating a market (though he used the word "sector")
His idea is to corner the cell phone market sector/market.
With potential to grow
The company is small but scalable.
When should you not exercise dominance or assertiveness?
When you're new in a group, when people in the group know more than you do, etc.
When should you write a thank-you email and a follow-up email after a job interview?
thank you: up to 24 hours after a job interview
follow up: a week later