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clockworkzombie · 09-22-2010, 08:36 AM

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Have a look at Death Sentence by Don Watson. ISBN: 9781843543565
It may be hard to find but worth a read, he was a speechwriter for Paul Keating an Australian Prime Minister.

Here is the blurb.

When was the last time you heard a politician use words that rang with truth and meaning? Do your eyes glaze over when you read a letter from your bank or insurance company? Don Watson takes a blowtorch to the words, and their users, that sterilise the language and kill imagination and clarity.

Reading this has helped me communicate better than I used to. If writing the way you do makes people skim or ignore what you say then you are not communicating. Less can sometimes be more. Shorter sentences with simpler words will help you clarify your position and help us understand.

Edited or spelling mistake.

09-22-2010, 08:36 AM	#68
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	@jeffcobb Have a look at Death Sentence by Don Watson. ISBN: 9781843543565 It may be hard to find but worth a read, he was a speechwriter for Paul Keating an Australian Prime Minister. Here is the blurb. When was the last time you heard a politician use words that rang with truth and meaning? Do your eyes glaze over when you read a letter from your bank or insurance company? Don Watson takes a blowtorch to the words, and their users, that sterilise the language and kill imagination and clarity. Reading this has helped me communicate better than I used to. If writing the way you do makes people skim or ignore what you say then you are not communicating. Less can sometimes be more. Shorter sentences with simpler words will help you clarify your position and help us understand. Edited or spelling mistake.