# 5 Ways to Keep Emails Short, Without Sounding Rude  ## About - Author: The Muse - Title: 5 Ways to Keep Emails Short, Without Sounding Rude - Tags: #articles - URL: https://www.inc-aus.com/the-muse/write-short-emails-without-sounding-rude.html ## Highlights Say Something Nice I’m prepared to argue this point as I know a lot of people believe omitting the opening nicety is totally fine and a way to dig right into the meat of what you want to say. But, depending on who you’re writing or responding to and why, I think a few kind words to kick it off can go a long way in keeping those brief messages from sounding brusque. Further support for this lies in the fact that it takes mere seconds to include a pleasantry. I’m sure you can manage the succinct addition. --- One thing worth mentioning as well is the importance of paying attention to what you’re replying to. Short responses can be rude if you simply respond with a “Sounds good!” If it merited an answer to a question or some kind of feedback, those two words will be hard for the receiver to digest, with or without the exclamation point. ---