Plan enquiries around changing availability
Practical answer: Plan enquiries around changing availability
Describe the outcome you are considering and the reason timing matters. Mark dates as either preferences or genuine constraints. Ask what information the recipient needs to assess the request. Where a site visit or in-person meeting is being discussed, keep the arrangement provisional until the people involved confirm practical requirements.
Availability can change between an initial enquiry and a proposed discussion. For an October 2021 business introduction, a useful brief allows the recipient to explain current capacity without being pushed into a promise based on outdated assumptions.
Economic context
The RBA’s August 2021 overview described the Delta outbreaks interrupting Australia’s recovery and making the near-term outlook uncertain. Read the RBA overview.
An illustrative example
A hypothetical business asks to discuss supply arrangements before the end of the month. Its message states that the deadline is preferred, identifies the decision needed and offers an alternative discussion date. The reply can then address suitability and availability separately. Recheck the arrangement shortly before the meeting and record any changed expectations.
Three points to take into the conversation
- Describe the outcome
- Separate timing constraints
- Recheck availability
Before progressing the conversation, check that the purpose, current information, responsible contact and next review date are clear. For a corporate-information, supplier or partnership enquiry, contact EJN Services through its enquiry page.
The economic context comes from the report linked above. The process suggestions and examples are original editorial guidance, not RBA recommendations or records of EJN Services engagements.
