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How to Write Succinctly
1 - Welcome
Introduction to the course instructor, the course and its objectives
What’s succinct writing and why it’s important?
2 - Planning for succinctness
The importance of planning
Creating an outline
3 - Drafting for succinctness
Benefits of having a bad draft
Revising for content, not form, and removing any irrelevant information
4 - Editing for succinctness
Benefits of using simple words and avoiding idioms
The power of short sentences + removing unnecessary linking devices
5 - Preparing for publication
Why you should always read aloud your final text (or use a tool to do it for you)
What’s next? Where to publish your work and how?
How can you persuade a reader to read?
How can you persuade an editor to publish?
Support
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Benefits of having a bad draft
3 - Drafting for succinctness
Lesson Summary
Drafting is about transforming your outline into a more coherent text
Write a draft by focusing on content, not form.
Focusing on content will give you freedom of expression. This will help you overcome perfectionism and writer’s block too.
Your draft might not be succinct at this stage. That’s okay. No one will read it anyway :)
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