5 keys to readability
- clear, interesting, leaves you with a learning
Overview on the tips for readability
Key 1 - Average sentence length 17
- shorter sentences are easier to follow
- 15-17 words
Key 2 - Use concrete nouns
- instead of abstract ideas
- use physical things you can see/touch/drop on your foot
Key 3 - Use active verbs
- is, are, were are week
A list of active verbs (got that from ChatGPT): accelerate - achieve - adapt - address - administer - advance - advocate - analyze - assess - assign - assure - attain - build - collaborate - compile - conduct - construct - coordinate - cultivate - decipher - dedicate - define - deliver - demonstrate - depict - establish - evaluate - finalize - focus - generate - guide - harmonize - implement - improve - influence - innovate - investigate - interpret - launch - leverage - maintain - manage - monitor - navigate - operate - perceive - prioritize - produce - progress - promote - propose - pursue - reconcile - revise - seek - simplify - strategize - strengthen - synthesize - transform
Key 4 - Write person-filled
- with persons in it, our writing connects to us as human
- we feel included
Key 5 - 1-syllable words about 75%
- Examples of syllable words are ‘cat’, ‘piano’, and ‘television’
- short words
- e.g. use the word talk instead of the word conversation
Linking
- my source: Week 4 - Course Notes
- [[85 Steps to Writing Faster Better - Daphne Gray-Grant]]
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