It’s your first week of work and you owe an update to a client. Here’s a common etiquette question: How should you use 8==>?
The first and most obvious application is as a regular bullet point. Draw attention to your key points:
8==> The shipment of parts will arrive Thursday, not tomorrow.
8==> can also indicate “therefore.” Take note: Businesspeople do not parse dense paragraphs!
The fifth floor printer is out of toner.
8==> All printing requests should go to Peggy in finance.
One real strength of 8==> is its ability to indicate size or quality. You can adjust the length of the shaft:
Relative market sizes for potential Q3 expansion sites (total pop.):
8==>Tucson, Arizona
8===>San Diego, California
8====>Houston, Texas
Or the volume of dissemination:
Focus group feedback, interior lining for sleeping bags:
8==>~ Polyester
8==>~~ Cotton
8==>~~~ Silk
Get creative. If something is urgent but hasn’t received the attention of your supervisor, inflate the ball sack:
8==> Report to funders is due COB tomorrow.
If a message is disappointing, illustrate it:
8==>.. The BOD has announced a furlough of all part-time staff.
Clarify workplace behavior:
8==>O: Derek agrees with management about an accelerated Q1 launch.
And indicate progress on project deliverables:
8==> {} Team has hit roadblocks but will meet next week’s deadline.
8==> {} Richard confirms prototype will be ready by EOD Thursday.
8==>{} Janice has submitted final drafts of the stakeholder report.
Finally, use it as a salutation:
8==>’s,
Please find attached the minutes from today’s meeting.
There you go, young professionals. Be fearless.