31 Days to a Better Business in 2014 by Marey Hoeppner - HTML preview

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SIMPLIFY

Use short sentences. Stop and think before

gives perspective. He can zoom out and

you vomit a lengthy paragraph onto the

show—not just tell—the big picture.

page. Thesaurus.com is your best friend. So is “Delete.” Don’t stray from your bottom

For example, instead of writing: Dan is a mean

line. No one wants to read a run on sentence

boss.

that rambles and confuses because it’s really

annoying and hard to digest so the poor reader

Try: Dan stole Bill’s Halloween candy and ate it

will probably stop and give up on your ability

all, even the Snickers.

to use the English language.

Give your company human qualities by making

brief comparisons and analogies. A good writer