Principles of effective writing
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This document outlines principles for effective business writing including orienting writing towards the receiver, using short simple vocabulary and specific words, preferring active voice over passive voice, using action verbs, being brief with short sentences rather than long complex ones, avoiding gender biased words, proper sentence design with flow between sentences and paragraphs, consistency, continuity and linkages, and properly allocating space for attachments, appendixes and annexures.
Principles of effective writing
- 1. Principles of Effective Business Writing
- 2. Principles Orientation towards receiver Usage of short and simple vocabulary Usage of specific words Preference of active voice to passive voice
- 3. Principles Usage of action verbs Being brief Short sentences rather than long, compound and complex sentences Usage of gender biased words
- 4. Principles Usage of proper sentence design Flow, sentence, paragraphs Consistency and continuity Linkages
- 5. Allotment of space Attachments Appendix Annexures