(121 words, 28-second read)
I am a member of my community’s homeowner association (HOA) board. That’s not a flex. If it were, I would have led with I’m the board’s secretary. That’s a flex.
INSIDE SCOOP: As the board’s secretary, my job is to sanitize long-winded meetings that shoulda been emails…into emails. I record who said what and when. And I note the resolutions or next steps. For example:
- Our last meeting was a mind-numbing one hour and thirty-seven minutes.
- It’s now a 258-word, 60-second read for the homeowners who couldn’t – or were smart enough not to – attend.
THE BOTTOM LINE: As likable writers, it is our job to save our readers time. Our jobs are to write emails that coulda been meetings.
FUN FACT: The first draft of this post was 189 words.