If you find that you are repeating yourself in your Gmail responses, try creating a template that you can call on again and again. Once you have selected your template, just customize it as needed for the recipient's needs.
For example, try a template you can use to respond to parent/student questions regarding your late assignment policy or how they can get support with a concept. Send an email to remind parents of an upcoming parent/teacher conference or requesting volunteers for an upcoming special event. I often use a template to send updated grade summaries to parents with follow up information on seeking support. Basically, anytime you waste time saying the same things by email over and over, consider making it a template.
To enable Gmail Templates, you will need to turn on this feature in the Advanced settings in Gmail. Once you hit the SAVE CHANGES button, you are ready to take any email and save it with a name as a template. To call it up again, simply select it from the Templates menu.
This video shows you how to enable Gmail Templates:
This video shows you how to use the Gmail Templates feature:
BONUS TIP: Save common text threads you use repeatedly in Google Keep, Google's notes app. Very handy!
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