How to Get Your Point across Well in Business
Many times I’ve read an article or email and said “what on earth is this about?”. There is a skill to writing, and also there’s a number of errors that can be made. In its essence, writing - particularly in business - is about communicating. Everything else is irrelevant should you fail to put your point across distinctly in your writing.
I’ve listed a few standard points to ensure you communicate your message compactly in occupational communiqués.
Should your article be quite lengthy, start with a short single sentence summary of what the written piece is about so your audience can see if the article is important or not to their needs. Don’t take for granted too much about your audience. Keep it simple and eliminate unnecessary words. Remember that your audience is sacrificing their time to your written piece or email so keep it concise and to the point. Never write an email in haste. It’s human nature to reply in ire to an email that may misconstrue something you wrote before, or is over-critical of your work. By all means write your angry reply as a draft - as a means to vent your spleen. Then go back to your draft and fine-tune it as a collected, careful reply.
Finally, pick up a pen instead of the using the keyboard sometimes. A penned thank you note, for example, has more weight than an email ever would. Purchase a great pen such as a mont blanc pen with mont blanc refills - they will feel better in your writing hand and you will see that your composition improves with a writing tool like this.