Saturday, January 28, 2017

Awesome Friendship Quotes!

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." --- Winnie the Pooh

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost." ---Charles Caleb Colton

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"Friendship is one mind in two bodies." ---Mencius

"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."

"If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend." ---Stone Temple Pilots

"I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay." ---Dave Matthew's band

"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them. I'd be at the bottom to catch them."

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."

"We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere." --- Tim McGraw

"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life." ---Lee Iacocca

"Hold a true friend with both your hands." ---Nigerian Proverb

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." ---unknown

"In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy."

"Hold a true friend with both your hands." ---Nigerian Proverb

"I get by with a little help from my friends." The Beatles ;-)

"If you walk in front of me, I may not follow.
If you walk behind me, I may not lead.
If you Walk beside me, I will be your friend." ---Albert Camus

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Top 39 ! - 39 Useful ways to close your emails

Tired of closing your emails with “Thanks” or “Sincerely”? Want to keep your email sign-offs informal, yet polite? Or maybe you want to inject a little personality into your emails.

I once received an email from an outside contractor that ended with, “I stand ever ready to assist you.” Nice sentiment, but odd given our working relationship.

The email sign-off—more formally called a valediction—can be tricky. It should be consistent the overall tone of your email and reflect your relationship with the recipient. Choose your closing words carefully.

Here are 39 phrases to try:

1. All the best
2. Anonymously
3. Be well, do good deeds, and keep in touch
4. Best wishes
5. Cheers
6. Confusion to your enemies
7. Copyright 2017
8. Cordially
9. Enjoy your weekend
10. Fare thee well
11. Goodbye and good luck
12. Good job
13. Good luck
14. Have a good one
15. Have a great day
16. Hope this helps
17. In anticipation of your valued response
18. In my humble but accurate opinion
19. I thank you for your time
20. Keep up the good work
21. Later, Vader
22. Live long and prosper
23. Looking forward to your reply
24. Regards
25. Stay tuned
26. Tag. You’re it
27. Take care
28. Thanks for your help
29. Thank you for your quick response
30. The end
31. This message will self-destruct
32. Until next time
33. Very truly yours
34. Vive la revolution!
35. Wishing you continued success
36. With appreciation
37. With many thanks
38. You don’t need to see my credentials
39. Your friend

PR Daily readers, what are some of your favorite email sign-offs?

Laura Hale Brockway is an Austin-based writer and editor and a regular contributor to PR Daily. Read more of her work at impertinentremarks.com.