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Professional Writing Tips

How to get reader buy in

December 4, 2014

How to get reader buy in

How to get reader buy in

Make a good first impression

Make a good first impression

Avoid using lazy pronouns

Avoid using lazy pronouns

Writing is a process

Writing is a process

How many drafts should you write?

How many drafts should you write?

Write often

Write often

When to use repetition

When to use repetition

When should you edit?

When should you edit?

Is jargon bad?

Is jargon bad?

The importance of short sentences

The importance of short sentences

Better writers get promoted

Better writers get promoted

Writing is a major job component

Writing is a major job component

Practice writing

Practice writing

Creating a prupose statement

Creating a prupose statement

Edit better

Edit better

Developing a pre-writing strategy

Developing a pre-writing strategy

How to use long sentences

How to use long sentences

Avoid wordiness

Avoid wordiness

Writing an outcome statement

Writing an outcome statement

Don't rely on spell check

Don't rely on spell check

How to become a better writer

How to become a better writer

Slash and burn

Slash and burn

Active vs Passive Voice

Active vs Passive Voice

Short words vs long words

Short words vs long words

Who are your readers?

Who are your readers?

How reading can help your writing

How reading can help your writing

Creating

Creating "reader centered" documents

How you organize matters

How you organize matters

Understanding

Understanding "myself"

Understanding how to organize

Understanding how to organize

Develop a

Develop a "walk away" message

Understanding how reader's read

Understanding how reader's read

Planning your document

Planning your document

Wordsmithing is counter productive

Wordsmithing is counter productive

Simple is better

Simple is better

Getting rid of extraneous words

Getting rid of extraneous words

Understanding readability studies

Understanding readability studies

Start writing earlier

Start writing earlier

Set your document aside

Set your document aside

Write Everyday

Write Everyday

Using

Using "and" and "but"

Vary sentence and paragraph length

Vary sentence and paragraph length

Using the real verb

Using the real verb

Writing for skimmers

Writing for skimmers

Using headings and subheadings

Using headings and subheadings

Identifying keywords

Identifying keywords

Why topic sentences matter

Why topic sentences matter

Avoid first draft equals final draft

Avoid first draft equals final draft

Using Transitions

Using Transitions

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