243. The Best of Confident Business English: #215 How to Chase a Colleague Without Sounding Rude

Originally released in April 2024. Another classic episode from Confident Business English. Your colleague, let's call them John, said he was going to send you the information you needed on Monday. Now it's Thursday and you know that you have to chase this up by email otherwise you are going to miss your deadline.The thing is John is a peer, or a superior and you don't know him very well and you want to tread carefully. It's a little bit  could be sensitive or contentious, you feel a little awkward but you have to do it. How do you write the email?On today's episode I want to share with you 3 tips for approaching this situation in a diplomatic way when you have to chase someone up by email  Chasing someone up is not really a question of IF but WHEN so learning a couple of easy tricks to avoiding sounding too direct should come in very handy when writing emails in the future. It also means you don't have to reinvent the wheel every time. Come and Say HelloLinkedInQuestions, thoughts or just want to say hello? Come and find me on LinkedIn.The Friday NewsletterJoin Just One ThingOne useful thing to help you communicate more confidently at work. Every Friday.Episode TranscriptsRead the Episode TranscriptsGo back over the language, examples and ideas from each episode.Little ExtrasAnna’s Little Confidence Boost PlaylistMy favourite songs for when I need a little confidence boost. No guarantees, but you might like them too.Anna, What Books Should I Read?My tried-and-tested Confident Business English reading list.Work With MeInterested in Working Together?I only work with a small number of 1:1 clients at a time so I can keep the coaching highly personalised. Places are limited and often fully booked, but you can join the interest list to be the first to hear when a space opens up.Fancy Buying Me a Coffee?Buy Me a CoffeeIf Confident Business English is helping you communicate more confidently at work, you can buy me a coffee and support the time, work and caffeine that go into keeping the podcast going.