Structure Archives - Write https://writegroup.io/category/clear-writing/structure/ Better business outcomes with clear, effective writing. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 03:12:07 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 239178684 Do good headings make readers lazy? https://writegroup.io/do-good-headings-make-readers-lazy/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 22:08:00 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=279077 At Write, we recommend using informative headings to convey your key messages to your readers. For example, out of the ...

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]]> 279077 Structure matters: Reports need good ‘bones’ https://writegroup.io/structure-matters-reports-need-good-bones/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:51:12 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=193946 When you have lots to do at work, planning a report can feel like too much trouble, right? But what ...

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]]> 193946 Be comfortable in your own Flesch https://writegroup.io/be-comfortable-in-your-own-flesch/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:00:25 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=125622 Every writer wants their writing understood. Otherwise, why write anything at all? Luckily for us, quick tools can help us ...

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]]> 125622 Do you need commas in email greetings? https://writegroup.io/do-you-need-commas-in-email-greetings/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 03:37:09 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=44072 Recently we answered an enquiry about using commas in emails — were they needed in greetings and sign-offs? And what ...

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]]> 44072 A style guide helps you look professional https://writegroup.io/a-style-guide-helps-you-look-professional/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:23:59 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=30635 Think of your favourite coffee shop chain. You love their coffee! No matter where you are in town, you look ...

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]]> 30635 Who ate the cake? Reviewing research on the active voice https://writegroup.io/who-ate-the-cake-reviewing-research-on-the-active-voice/ Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:15:53 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=13512 Your mum comes home and notices the empty plate. ‘Who ate the last slice of cake?’ she asks. Uh oh. ...

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]]> 13512 Matariki: The darker the night, the brighter the stars https://writegroup.io/matariki-the-darker-the-night-the-brighter-the-stars/ https://writegroup.io/matariki-the-darker-the-night-the-brighter-the-stars/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:32:14 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=12495 Whāia e koe te iti kahurangi. Ki te tuoho koe, me maunga teitei | Reach for the highest stars. If ...

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]]> 12441 Magic of Threes: a shortcut to crisp writing https://writegroup.io/threes-a-shortcut-to-crisp-writing-plus-a-free-summary-template/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:31:39 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=11444 Even if you haven’t heard the term ‘magic of threes’, you’ve certainly seen and heard how threes work. Politicians and ...

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]]> 11444 A good title makes your report unmissable https://writegroup.io/a-good-title-makes-your-report-unmissable/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 23:36:12 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=11061 This blog post could have been called ‘Report title selection’ or ‘Ensuring a report is read’. But why waste your ...

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]]> 11061 A complete online kit to supercharge your writing at work https://writegroup.io/a-complete-online-kit-to-supercharge-your-writing-at-work/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:31:14 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=10692 A colleague of mine shared a 258-word sentence from a legal contract he had to read. That’s at least 230 ...

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]]> 10692 User-testing documents: Do you think the writer was trying to help you? https://writegroup.io/do-you-think-the-writer-was-trying-to-help-you/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 22:46:23 +0000 https://writegroup.io/?p=8963 When user-testing a document, we often ask participants, ‘Do you think the writer was trying to help you?’ I always ...

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