Digital Etiquette For Dummies - Paperback

by Eric Butow (Author)

Mind your online P's and Q's with this expert digital manners guide

Conducting yourself online can be challenging. It sometimes seems like the web and social media is tailor-made to cause upset and anger. But, with the right guide, anyone can learn how to be a beacon of civility and politeness online. In Digital Etiquette For Dummies, a team of online communication experts share their combined insights into improving your presence on social media, writing emails that exude positivity and clarity, behaving correctly in virtual meetings, and much more. You'll become a paragon of politeness as you learn to apply the timeless rules of etiquette to the unique environment of the web, social media, email, Zoom, and smartphones.

In this book, you'll also:

• Learn near-universal etiquette rules for email, social media, cellphones, and more
• Discover ways to make sure that your polite attitude isn't being lost in the text-only context of a business email
• Avoid common social media pitfalls and digital faux pas that can trip up even the most careful communicators

A great handbook for anyone who uses digital communication in business or in their personal life (so, pretty much everyone), Digital Etiquette For Dummies also belongs on the reading lists of those trying to improve their online interactions on social media.

Back Jacket

Look up from your phone for digital etiquette advice!

In our digital world, social media and web interaction are tailor-made for confusion and conflict. The time is right for a road map to getting your point across without getting on someone's nerves. In this book, a team of online communication experts design a set of guidelines that improve clarity and positivity, limit conflict, and make virtual meetings much more productive. No more accidentally insulting the boss in an email or creating social media posts that backfire. Instead, you can be the calm presence amid the digital tumult!

Inside...

• See why digital manners matter
• Know who sees your messages
• Maintain polite communication on social media
• Make your email mannerly
• Be as courteous online as you would be in person
• Avoid digital faux pas

Author Biography

Eric Butow has written 41 books and is coauthor of Instagram For Dummies and Instagram For Business For Dummies, 2nd Edition.

Kendra Losee is a digital marketing consultant and professor of social media marketing.

Kelly Noble Mirabella is a social media and chat marketing consultant and YouTube content creator.