HOW TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING YOU WRITE IN THREE MINUTES

The tutorial below allows you to improve anything you write in a few short m Keep these pages handy!

STEP ONE: When you finish your document, bring up the search

STEP TWO: One by one, look for these words and delete/amend

* very, just and really (remove all three)

* that (delete, as in "I believe that you are correct")

* quite (delete, excess word)

* thing (replace with specific word for the "thing")

* utilize (switch to "use" or pick another verb)

* get or got (pick another more descriptive verb)

*- ing verbs ("The boy is running" becomes "The boy runs")"

STEP THREE: Read over your work to check your edits. "The "ing" verbs bullet point deserves further explanation. At the start of an email, you may want to use the phrase "I'm writing" as in "I'm writing to introduce myself." In my view, that's an acceptable use of an ing" verb because it's the best way to begin. "I write to introduce myself" is too stilted

In many other cases, you can cut the ing" and the sentence still makes sense

Here's one more example with multiple" ing" words At my most recent job. I was responsible for managing projects, working with clients and overseeing our budget

Let's chop down the three-ING verbs.

At my most recent job. managed projects, worked with clients and oversaw our budget.

The original sentence has 18 words and 31 syllables.

The revised sentence has 15 words and 22 syllables.

Brevity makes you sharper. Plain and simple.