It’s time to improve your written communication skills! Most of your workday is spent sending emails and Slacks - and it’s the #1 way to get noticed by senior leadership. Yet no one teaches you how to actually do it well.
So STOP what you’re doing and invest 30 minutes in yourself to learn these skills. Pinky promise: best ROI of your week.
In this episode, Jac Winkel (founder of Jac at Work and former BCG consultant) shares practical frameworks and small tweaks that will instantly level up your emails, Slacks, and meeting invites.
We’ll dive into:
Let’s get to it!
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Introduction
02:07 – Early Career Lesson: Make Your Work Visible
05:27 – Why Written Communication Matters
06:01 – The “No Scroll” Rule for Emails
08:34 – Cutting the Fluff (with Nuance)
11:55 – Writing Better Subject Lines
14:48 – Keeping Emails Concise
18:52 – Using Confident Language (and When Sorry is Okay)
22:02 – The Right Way to Forward Emails
24:43 – Smarter Meeting Invites
27:51 – Wrapping Up & Where to Find Jac
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