"Just the facts, ma'am." I often see writing (especally from engineers) that is meant to be informative that is overwhelmed with irrelevant information. That i

"Just the facts, ma'am." I often see writing (especally from engineers) that is meant to be informative that is overwhelmed with irrelevant information. That is difficult to parse. Sometimes you want to pick out just a few relevant facts and leave out anything that isn't strictly needed so your audience understands the point. It depends on your audience and you reason for writing what sort of information is needed and what is not needed. Its not an easy skill.