Marci Alboher wrote a interesting piece on Shine Yahoo about improving your writing skill. Marci attended a convention hosted by Constance Hale, a writing guru. Marci asked Alboher for several tips on how to improve writing in all phases of life.
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- Write in English, not Jargon.
- Use specific, concrete nouns.
- Pick action-packed verbs.
- Avoid fluff.
- Find the right pitch.
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Pretty good points to go by. When you read the full descriptions and explanations on the site it will make a plethora more sense. It’ll be a good idea to print out the list and keep it close for future refence.
One thing that is mentioned that I believe needs to be emphasized: Drafts. Use drafts. They will help you weed out bad sentences, catch misspellings and greatly improve your tone in the paper. I don’t know of any great speech in that was completely ‘off the top’ of anyones head. Good things take time and preparation.
Happy drafting 
Link: 5 tricks for wicked good writing (Shine Yahoo)
Photo by: E-campus @ Oregon State
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