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Clear language

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Clear language

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Some people effortlessly put words on a page. They'll sit in front of a computer and write out clear sentences. But these people are rare. They should be celebrated and not copied. Many of us either write badly or spend a lot of time rewriting. Overly complex writing doesn't make your ideas sound more impressive. In fact, making complex ideas seem simple is much more difficult. If you can do that in your reports, then you'll have a much easier time communicating ideas. Each time you sit down, you can spit, polish, and shine your way to clear writing. First, spit out everything you can think of. Just start writing everything that comes to mind into an open document. Don't worry about grammar or even punctuation. Just get it all out. This will give you some place to start. Then walk away from your document. Just leave it alone. Either do something else or start another report. Wait as long as it takes to forget about what you wrote. Then later, go back and polish your writing. Read your…

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