How To Write For Business
10 Lessons In 10 Tweets
[ THREAD ]
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10 Lessons In 10 Tweets
[ THREAD ]
Let's go 👇
1:
Omit Extra Words
Writing is a struggle against messy thinking.
Force yourself to strike needless verbiage.
> Your writing will pop.
> Your thinking will improve.
> Your readers will read faster.
Omit Extra Words
Writing is a struggle against messy thinking.
Force yourself to strike needless verbiage.
> Your writing will pop.
> Your thinking will improve.
> Your readers will read faster.
2:
Write Short Sentences
Vary your sentence length for rhythm and interest.
But keep your average sentence punchy.
Write Short Sentences
Vary your sentence length for rhythm and interest.
But keep your average sentence punchy.
3:
Use Direct Language
Figure out what you want to say.
Then say it.
Use Direct Language
Figure out what you want to say.
Then say it.
4:
Write Like You Speak
Complex sentences and fancy words delude you into thinking you're saying something when you're not.
Make things easy for your reader.
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Write Like You Speak
Complex sentences and fancy words delude you into thinking you're saying something when you're not.
Make things easy for your reader.
Read more here: paulgraham.com/talk.html
5:
Limit Qualifiers
The goal is to keep things simple.
Words like “very” and “extremely” add nothing.
Limit Qualifiers
The goal is to keep things simple.
Words like “very” and “extremely” add nothing.
6:
Employ Strong, Precise Verbs
Verbs infuse your writing with energy and life.
Pick good ones.
Employ Strong, Precise Verbs
Verbs infuse your writing with energy and life.
Pick good ones.
7:
Prefer the Active Voice
This means the subject and verb should go at the beginning of your sentences.
Why?
Because readers are looking for action.
Prefer the Active Voice
This means the subject and verb should go at the beginning of your sentences.
Why?
Because readers are looking for action.
8:
Don’t Bore Your Reader
Passive voice. Complex language. Trying to sound smart.
These are all ways to bore your reader.
But maybe the worst offender is hyperformality.
Be cool. Be confident.
Don’t Bore Your Reader
Passive voice. Complex language. Trying to sound smart.
These are all ways to bore your reader.
But maybe the worst offender is hyperformality.
Be cool. Be confident.
9:
Use Parallel Phrasing for Parallel Ideas
Put related ideas in a similar grammatical form to show they’re connected.
Use Parallel Phrasing for Parallel Ideas
Put related ideas in a similar grammatical form to show they’re connected.
10:
End Your Sentences Emphatically
Amateurs often write sentences that fizzle at the end.
The final word or phrase should pack a punch.
End Your Sentences Emphatically
Amateurs often write sentences that fizzle at the end.
The final word or phrase should pack a punch.
That's all friends!
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