A post from The Church of the Customer is a great reminder of things to remember when writing a thank-you note, especially when representing your company to a prospective or current client. You shouldn't have to tell people to make sure they spell the person's name correctly, but I learned a long time ago my internal spell-check is not published by Webster and I really should double check anything I think is spelled correctly, especially when I'm not writing in Word.
I'm a terrible sister. The fact that I haven't talked to my sister in months in no way means I don't care about her, her life or my nephew's latest Evel Knievel stunt. I blame a lot of things for my lack of talk-talk with my sister -- crazy schedules, current addiction to social networking sites, Harry Potter. But I think the real reason is much more psychological (aren't all the good reasons psychological?). Communication style. I'm a writer. She's a talker. I pick up a pen and paper or a keyboard. She picks up the phone. I think to talk. She talks to think. We are opposite communicators and therefore we have trouble connecting. This happens in all facets of life. Your boss. Your coworker. Your friends. Your lover. People communicate differently and unless you can give them information in the medium they digest it best, they probably will only get half the story. But if you can pick up on and cater to those communication styles, you are much more likely to ...
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