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40 One-Sentence Communication Tips
You're communicating only if you're conveying information. To do that, you need to understand the needs, interests, and capabilities of your audience. We've all sat in meetings where a development geek glazes over the eyes of the vice president of marketing with a long monologue on the merits of some arcane technology. This isn't communicating: it'
... See moreDavid Thomas • The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
say less than necessary.
Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
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Keep it short, simple, surprising, structured (&stupid).
Write short sentences. Avoid putting multiple thoughts in one sentence. Readers aren’t as smart as you’d think.
Learn how brains organize ideas.
Readers comprehend “the boy hit the ball” quicker than “the ball was hit by the boy.” Both sentences mean the same, but it’s easier to ima
We don’t communicate nearly as much information as we think we do. When you say, “He knows what I meant” or “I made myself clear,” chances are, he doesn’t and you didn’t.