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Bad writing costs the U.S. as much as $396 billion annually, in part because “America is spending 6% of total wages on time wasted attempting to get meaning out of poorly written material,” writes Josh Bernoff for The Harvard Business Review. At the top of the list of time-wasters are overly long content that takes too much time to read and even longer to understand. Yet, “overwriting” is one...
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With so much of today's business communications conducted in writing, your writing skills affect not only your ability to do your job well, but also your image as a professional. A few improvements to your written business communications can benefit you in both areas. Here are some effective business writing tips to consider Keep it simple. The best way to get a point across is to keep things focused and concise....
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If you've never examined a fractal, you should. These natural and mathematical wonders display "self-similar patterns," meaning that their fine detail resembles their broader overall structure. A lot of insight arises from the study of fractals, and you can employ that insight in writing as well. For example, when organizing a document, your introduction should provide context and your conclusion should...
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Abstruse, obtuse, and sesquipedalian: if these are words used to describe your scientific writing, you've got a lot of company. But it's not company you want to be in . Scientific writing, by its very nature, involves communicating new ideas, and ideas complex enough to require study. But with an increasingly tech-savvy market and an emphasis on innovation, communicating scientific ideas well is more important...
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Writing won't get you far if you don't have readers, and people aren't inclined to read documents that frustrate or confuse them. That's where precise writing for your audience is important. So, conveying your meaning so that it's reader-friendly is just as important as ensuring that your writing is error-free . When writing for audiences with different concerns or fields of expertise, knowing...
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