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Episode 10 · 0:52
Before you send: four checks
check recipients, the subject/request, attachments, and your organization’s approval process. Know when to pause and ask.
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Before sending, check four things with Nong Talk.
1. Recipients: check names and real email addresses, including CC.
2. Subject and request: what are you sending, and what action is needed?
3. Attachments: open them and check the files and versions.
4. Approval: check your organization’s process and who must approve.
“Final” in a filename does not prove approval.
Fictional case: approval is required before sending a schedule.
Matching names, a draft file, and no approval evidence found.
Should you send it now?
Not yet. Verify the recipient, correct version and approval status first.
Don’t just rename it. If unsure, ask the responsible person.
Remember: recipients, subject, attachments and approval.
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In this fictional organization, the responsible approver must approve an event schedule before it is sent externally. You are preparing an email: - Two contacts have the same display name; their actual addresses have not been checked. - Subject: “Event schedule: please confirm the proposed time.” - The attachment is still Draft_v02.pdf. - No evidence of approval for the version being sent has yet been found. What should you do? A. Send now because the work is nearly finished. B. Rename the file “Final” and send it. C. Pause to verify the recipient, document version and approval status.
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C. Check the actual addresses, including CC, open the correct file/version, and confirm approval through the applicable process. Missing evidence does not prove that approval never happened, but it does not justify assuming this version was approved.
Sources and scope
A learning checklist drawing on HSE, Microsoft and the UK Cabinet Office, not a universal embassy regulation. Cabinet Office document statuses are a context-specific example. A filename saying Final is not proof of approval; missing evidence does not prove approval never occurred. Check your organisation’s process. The exercise is fictional. Do not submit real documents, personal information or signatures. Sources reviewed 8 November 2026.
- HSE · Email data breaches
- Microsoft · Write great email
- UK Cabinet Office · Document naming, versioning and status