Check out our quick writing tips!
How much time do you spend editing and proofreading? Do you view them as non-essential and/or the same process? In this quick tip, learn some great strategies to make editing and proofreading work for you.
What do you really know about your readers and, perhaps more important, what’s important to know about your readers? Too often, readers don’t take the time to carefully analyze their readers, which is a crucial first step before writing any document. This quick tip provides strategies to help you identify the attributes of your reader that will help you write a targeted document.
Too often, writers use the same organizational strategy (typically chronological), regardless of document type. The reality is that there are lots of effective organizational strategies that can ensure readers understand the point quickly. In short, the type of organizational strategy a writer uses should depend on the reader, the document type, and the gist of the message. This quick tip talks about various organizational strategies.
Many writers think their writing isn’t persuasive, but the reality is, they’re wrong? Whether you write emails, user manuals, or SOPs, readers are making decisions about you and your company based on the written document. In this quick tip, you’ll learn strategies to ensure you’re persuading your reader correctly.
Readers have certain expectations when they read a document. In this quick tip, you’ll learn what readers expect from documents and how to ensure that your documents meet readers’ expectations.
What should your paragraphs look like? We know that most readers are skimmers and, as such, paragraphs must meet readers’ needs. In this quick tip, learn strategies to write for skimmers and ensure that your paragraphs meet readers’ needs.
Believe it or not, readers make decisions about the information you provide based on how sentences are constructed. If a sentence isn’t written so that it emphasizes the most important information, readers can come to the incorrect conclusion. This quick tip discusses how to construct sentences that emphasize (and de-emphasize) information to drive readers to the appropriate conclusion.
Prewriting may seem like an extra step in the writing process, but it can actually save you time. In this quick tip, learn strategies to prewrite and why you should prewrite.
