2024年1月16日 · Conciseness is communicating complete information about a topic or idea in a few words. Concise writing also involves being mindful of word choice. Limiting your word count isn’t enough to write concisely. You need to choose the strongest words to illustrate your point. Wordiness is an easy habit to fall into.

Brainstorming or searching a thesaurus can lead to the word best suited for a specific instance. Notice that the examples below actually convey more as they drop in word count. Wordy: The politician talked about several of the merits of after-school programs in his speech. (14 words)

By learning to write concisely, you will be able to fill your papers with more substantive information. Getting to the point promptly can help you become a clearer thinker and a more engaging writer. Outside of school, writing concisely can help you create more effective business letters, email messages, memos, and other documents.

Conciseness in speaking will help you communicate your ideas clearly in group discussions. Use bullet points to maintain conciseness in your study material. Practice summarizing complex topics to improve your conciseness in understanding them.

Use examples and analogies to explain your point, and think about whether a sentence, a paragraph, or an entire article can be more succinct. Studies have shown that when the average sentence length is 14 words, readers understand more than 90% of what they are reading.

Here are some notes toward efficiency and conciseness in writing. Avoid saying the same thing twice. Example: Many uneducated citizens who have never attended school continue to vote for better schools. A phrase that repeats itself—like "true fact," "twelve noon," "I saw it with my own eyes"—is sometimes called a pleonasm.

There are several techniques that can help you learn to write clearly and concisely. The table below shows some commonly-used elaborate words and their simple alternatives. Vague or abstract words tend to conceal your meaning. On the other hand, specific words precisely and shortly convey your meaning. Example: