A workbook by Mel Higgins · 12 pages, PDF

The Ask.

The introduction. The reference. The referral.

The ask you’ve rewritten eleven times grows with every pass: a paragraph of context, a paragraph of apology, and the request somewhere in paragraph five. A request someone can answer in one reply needs four things: who you are to them, why the ask makes sense, exactly what you’re asking for, and a real way to say no.

This workbook gives you five career messages as worked examples with fill-in templates: the introduction request, the reference, the referral, the recruiter reply, and the opportunity.

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What’s inside
  • Three questions to answer before any drafting.
  • The four moves — Anchor, Reason, Ask, Out — behind almost any request.
  • Five worked examples, each with a fill-in template you build from your own facts.
  • The failure modes: the Buried Ask, the Novel, the Vague Fog, the Guilt Trip.
  • The one-reply test, and a pocket card to check before you hit send.
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The other two workbooks

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