Reducing wordiness

1. The means by which you can and should edit out extra, unnecessary words, while making sure that your audience is understanding what you wrote, or

2. Reducing wordiness

3. Why too many words are too wordy • Errors are distracting • Readers focus on distractions • Distractions interrupt the stream of thought • Managers are busy • Need to scan and get to the point quickly • Writing is a reflection of the writer

4. Writing clearly and concisely • Use simple words - easier to understand • Use jargon only with a homogeneous group • Use active voice • Fewer words • More lively sentences • Eliminate redundancy and repetition  • Eliminate wordiness and extra words and phrases 

5. For Practice • In order for there to be a balance in the community, there first must be an individual balance.

6. In order for there to be a balance in the community, there firs must be an individual balance. • A balanced community begins with individual balance.

7. The only difference between each success story is the reader’s definition of success. What defines success for one person could be totally different from another person’s definition of success. • Everyone defines success differently.

8. Her use of active verbs provides a look at how much control the author has.

9. Her use of active verbs provides a look at how much control the author has. • The author uses active verbs to control her text.

10. I am planning on personally interviewing Dr. Smith because he is the only person that works in administration at Winthrop University who knows how to answer each and every one of my questions, and he is also the only person in administration that, although he doesn’t have a lot of authority, can, in my personal opinion, give me the best answers so that I can take my project up to the next and highest level in hopes of it being a success for me and for them.

11. I plan to interview Dr. Smith because he is the administrator who can give me the best answers to achieve a successful outcome for all affected.