At almost every workplace I’ve been in, verbosity is always one of the most prevalent problems among internally circulated documents. For some reason, there’s a propensity for people to use too many words when writing at work, as if their work performance depended on how many words they can cram into each paragraph.
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Five Ways To Avoid Verbose Language In Writing
Monday, February 6th, 2012Be More Persuasive By Writing Simpler
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012Writing more persuasively may sound like the cue to begin using complex techniques and language constructions. In fact, that’s where many novice writers err. If you want to be more persuasive, stripping down, instead of loading up on even greater amounts of words, is more likely to helpful.
Writing For School: Three Main Areas To Master
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012When in school, write like the academics do. And we don’t mean the bad kind. No, copying the dense and complex constructions some academics keel towards doesn’t serve anybody. Instead, write the same way good academic documents look. Here are the three areas to focus on:
Web Writing: Timelessness
Thursday, January 26th, 2012There are many differences between magazine writing and online writing. One of the most important is the need for timelessness — that is, web writing works best when its value and relevance won’t be affected by time.
