Power Writing Skills: What’s Your Readability Score?

We’re all familiar with the maxim that says, “That which gets measured, gets done.” In the same vein, I’d like to offer another important maxim; this one falls under the heading of power writing skills. The new maxim goes like this: “If you want results from your writing, first you must be read.” In other words, you may write fine memos, reports, or literally any other kind of document. But, if no one reads what you’ve written, there is no chance you’ll get your audience to respond. Quite simply, people in your audience must read what you’ve written before they can act or think in the way you’ve asked them to. And, one of the key elements in getting them to read is to write at level that’s appropriate. For general audiences, you likely will aim at the reading ability level of a high school audience. That’s where most newspapers and magazines head. Let me give you an example from my own writing. The first draft of a... Read more »

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