Writing Concisely
- Eliminate redundant pairs. ...
- Delete unnecessary qualifiers. ...
- Identify and reduce prepositional phrases. ...
- Locate and delete unnecessary modifiers. ...
- Replace a phrase with a word. ...
- Identify negatives and change them to affirmatives. ...
- Think about your argument. ...
- Think about your audience.
What is concision in writing?
Concision (also called brevity, laconicism, or conciseness) is a writing principle of eliminating redundancy. ... Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace suggests the following 6 principles for concision: Delete words that mean little or nothing. Delete words that repeat the meaning of other words.
How do you improve concision in writing?
Writing Concisely
- Eliminate unnecessary phrases and redundancies. ...
- Use clear and straightforward language. ...
- Write in active voice. ...
- Shorten wordy phrases. ...
- Avoid starting sentences with "there is", "there are", or "it is". ...
- Eliminate extra nouns. ...
- Eliminate filler words such as "that", "of", or "up".
