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Chapter 4: Concise

Learning Objectives

By the end of the chapter, you will be able to:

  • Explain why it is important to be concise
  • Describe why being concise is not only about being brief
  • Identify extraneous information and explain strategies for shortening the message without losing critical information
  • Apply several techniques for reducing wordiness at the sentence level

 

 

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