Writing Flashcards
How do you write authoritatively
People will think you know what your talking about when they know what your talking about. They may assume you do or dont if they don’t get it. When your goal is for both of you to understand, people will feel that confidence, good will, and faith in their ability and honesty. Authoritative communication is respectful
Good writing is a windowpane
George Orwell because it’s perfectly clear and you can see exactly what is meant and it kills lots of birds with no stones.
We want our writing to virtually disappear for our audience. No effort to process what is said
Waste no time
Get to point quickly. Immediately
Waste no time
Get to point quickly. Immediately
Complex writing undermines your goals
write complex contexts simply
Main focus
The basics. Memorize that. Practice that
How do you edit without losing your voice?
Read it allowed. Have Stephen Hawking read it out loud.
How do you edit to make sure your paper is well organized?
Make sure each sentence in a paragraph follows the topic sentence. And each topic sentence fits with the thesis. And that the thesis is really what you would like to say
How long should a paragraph be?
Not overwhelming. So like 2 inches max with easy to see text at a glance
Pronouns refer to
The closet preceding noun
