🍴3 Quick Writing Tips

“That don’t impress me much…”

If you read that in Shania Twain’s voice, you’re my kind of people.

Anyways, your audience probably thinks that when you use big words and write complicated sentences.

They don't want to whip out a dictionary or reread a sentence to understand.

They want to get it on the first pass.

Your job?

Be clear and get to the point.

Here are three ways to do that.

3 Quick Writing Tips

1. Use active voice.

Active voice packs a punch. Here’s an example:

Passive voice: The blocks were knocked over by the baby.

Active voice: The baby knocked over the blocks.

See? Active voice is a direct.

2. Declutter your copy.

It’s easy to write. Editing is the hard part.

Trim your sentences by removing unnecessary words like “that” and “really.”

Here’s an example.

When you get rid of unnecessary words, you’ll realize that you really didn’t need them in the first place.

3. Keep it simple.

Mark Twain was right when he said, “Don’t use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent one will do.”

Here are some simple word swaps:

• Abundance —> Plenty

• Allocate —> Give

• Approximately —> about

• Furthermore —> also

• Generate —> make

• Retain —> keep

• Utilize —> use

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