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Chris Bonney
Founder of the Center for Email Excellence
Chris Bonney is the founder of the Center for Email Excellence, an
organization dedicated to the betterment of business communication
through email. The center provides online resources for companies and
individuals who want to learn about email trends, develop email
management techniques, or mine valuable resources that address
improving email communication in the workplace. Follow Chris' latest
research at the
Simplify Your Technology Lifestyle blog.
Chris has over 15 years experience in technology leadership holding
senior positions at IBM, AT&T, MetLife and the Smith Bucklin
Corporation. He is currently partner and VP of client services at
Vangaurd Technology. Throughout his years of experience in technology he has helped scores of clients understand and improve their online communication whether through email, website copy, or blog postings. He is the co-founder of Web Chicago, an association for web designer and developers in Chicago and is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the Chicagoland Association Forum.
Chris has been a writer for almost 20 years with a degree in English from Northern Illinois University and additional studies at the University of Chicago. He has studied business communication, and email specifically, for many years. The insights and principles Chris shares are a culmination of his research, personal experience, client feedback, training, surveys, and proven successes. He is determined to help companies create a positive influence within their organization through improved communication. Is it time to simplify your technology lifestyle?
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews founder of the Center for Email Excellence Chris Bonney, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Awareness in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Awareness for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Speed over substance
- BlackBerry Nation
- Who do you want to be?
- The BlackBerry Coma
- What your email handling technique may say about you
- Controlling what comes into your in-box
- The natural law of email
- 3 email accounts
- The legal implications
- What problem are we really working on when trying to fix the email avalanche?
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews founder of the Center for Email Excellence Chris Bonney, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Curiosity in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Curiosity for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Leverage your email reader's curiosity
- The biggest subject line no no
- You have control - set rules for your communications
- An important question to ask your team and managers
- The 25 word rule
- Balancing the rules and maintaining our curiosity
- The speed over substance issue
- Email is used for 90% of business communications
- Email bankruptcy
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Clear Context - Add on for Microsoft Outlook
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews founder of the Center for Email Excellence Chris Bonney, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Focus in his successful life. Jim Canterucci has some tips on Focus for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Spot light focus vs. laser beam focus
- Have a system that is relevant to you
- The myth of multi-tasking - switch-tasking
- Rituals that lead to a focused state
- Can you touch an email only once?
- The 2 minute rule
- Do, defer, delegate, delete
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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In this episode of Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical, Jim Canterucci interviews founder of the Center for Email Excellence Chris Bonney, exploring how he uses the Personal Brilliance catalyst Initiative in his successful life. Jim has some tips on Initiative for you as well.
Some of this episode's highlights:
- Email used to promote action
- A counter to the bad wrap on email
- Email for better medical care
- Your electronic legacy
- 3 things to create urgency
- Subject line action codes
- The technology of email is inadequate
- Avoiding overwhelm
- Look for alternative communication tools
- Thinking outside the in-box
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This is the complete Chris Bonney Personal Brilliance - Up Close and Practical interview with Jim Canterucci.
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