The 8 C's

Question 1

The 8 C’s

Answer 1

1. clear
2. concise
3. concrete and specific
4. complete
5. courteous
6. coherent
7. constructive
8. correct

Question 2

clear

Answer 2

• the first C
• para are carefully constructed (one topic per para)
• sentences contain one main idea
• word choice matched to your audience (avoid jargon)
• concrete and specific language (appeal to the senses)
• active (not passive) sentences (90% active verbs)
• plain language
• no long strings of prepositional phrases (word salad)