The document discusses concise writing and provides tips for writing concisely. It advises telling the audience what you will say, then saying it, and then telling them what was said. When writing, the goal should be to make the main point once in a concise manner by avoiding unnecessary repetition and redundancy. Careful editing is needed to write concisely.

1. CONCISE WRITING
 Convey information clearly and efficiently.
 Strive to make your writing direct and
concise.
 Writing concisely takes careful editing.

2. Public speakers are often advised, "Tell them what you’re going
to say, say it; then tell them whay you said " In other words,
say the message at least three times so that the audience will
understand it clearly. This advice reflects the patterns of
spoken language. When you write, though, try to make your
point once, concisely.
 In other words, say the message at least three times so that
the audience will understand it clearly. This advice reflects
the patterns of spoken language.
 In spoken language, repeating the message wiil help the
audience understand it clearly
Spoken language, repeating Will help
Repetition helps listeners

3. Generalizations are broad statements without
specific detail that enable us to express the
large concepts essential to abstract thinking.
 Fetal alcohol syndrome affects one of every
750 newborn babies. It is clearly not good
for them, causing coordination problems,
malformed organs, small brains, short
attention spans, and behaviorial problems.

4. Phrases like in my opinion, it has come to mi
attention that, and due to the fact that
contribute nothing to a discussion.
 In this day and age children in many
instances know more about black holes than
they do about Black Beauty.

5.  Most of the people most people
 All of the work all the work
 In this day and age today, now
 In most instance usually
 Communicate to tell

6. Writers often use modifiers such as clearly,
obviously, interestingly, absolutely, fortunately,
hopefuly, really and totally to make a sentence
sound forceful or authoritative.
 The strike against General Motors clearly
disrupted production of ligth trucks.

7. When you write, try to make your point once
concisely liberate repetition that has special
uses.
Needless repetition is called redundancy.
 The general consensus of opinion among
students was that the chancellor had
exceeded her authority.
Consensus means a generally held opinion.

8.  Full and complete
 Past history
 Basic fundamental
 Initial preparation
 Final result
 True facts
 Terrible tragedy

9. By omitting words that readers can be
expected to supply for themselves,an elliptical
construction helps avoid unneeded repetition.
 Her words suggested one thing,her actions
suggested another.

10. It is tempting, when you want to sound
authoritative, to use technical, obscure, or
ornate language. When such language is
needlessly complicated or overinflated, it is
called pretentious.

11.  Incarcerated offenders prisoners
 Voiced concern that said, worried
 Range of selections choice
 Of crucial importance important, crucial
 Institution of higher college, university
learning

12. An euphemism is an inoffensive word or
phrase deribelately substituted for one
considered harsh on indelicate.
 People say I lost my grandmother last week
instead of my grandmother died last week.