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Improving Communications | Leadership Training and Public Speaking Class

Reduce Wordiness

Reduce Wordiness. Be Concise.

Simplify your message and be kind to your audience. Ensure that your point is received loud and clear by simplifying your writing (or speaking) and cutting out the unnecessary clutter.

Repetitive Redundancy, Again and Again

Doing (or saying / writing) the same thing twice is counterproductive. Avoid double work in communication! Pretend that each word you use will cost you .75¢ (look for ways to contain costs). Oftentimes, a “repetitive redundancy” will show up in speech or writing. For each of these examples below, see how words can be deleted, making […]