Writing email is an art. As much as an art as say, motivating a team member or negotiating a new contract. However, for so many of us, it's only ever an afterthought. A forgotten skill that forms a huge part of our daily routine and yet rarely warrants dissecting and studying in the same way that others do. Let's face it, most of us would be offended if we were sent on an email writing workshop, or worse still, received emails back from the boss full of annotations and edits.