It’s only human to want to impress people we communicate with. effective writing skillsWho wants to be anything less than the best version of themselves? In written communications this can easily result in padding.

Here are just a few examples of how you can cut text to cut a dash with effective writing skills. Why use two words when one will do?

We’re looking for a quick and speedy resolution.

Get rid of the speedy, we know the resolution must be quick.

Avoid unnecessary that’s & the’s

The editor of Fishing Weekly decided that they needed a new front cover.

Fishing Weekly’s editor wanted a new front cover.

Get your adjectives in first

The rota for out-of-hours duty was revised last week.

The out-of-hours rota was revised last week.

One idea per sentence

I went to the global conference in Manchester last week and I saw lots of contacts that I hadn’t met before.

I met several new contacts at last weeks global conference in Manchester.

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