
Oct 15, 2014
I know that I have sometimes felt unsure of myself, or of my audience’s knowledge, around a particular topic when writing or speaking with them, and have made the fatal mistake of communicating everything I know in an effort to be helpful. To be honest, this has also had an impact on my time management, so I thought I’d share why I believe “less is more” and not the other way around. Business writing has to meet some critical objectives. The first is that it be read and understood quickly, given that “time is money” and we’re an impatient lot. Being succinct is at the heart of the matter and even layout can make a difference, for example:- Sticking to key points
- Using bullets, and
- Favouring short paragraphs
- My objective
- To whom I am speaking
- What their level of understanding is, of the topic, or context?
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