It's always hard recognizing problems in one's own writing. But to give an example: > "I'm absolutely struggling with how to change the way I write to be less

It's always hard recognizing problems in one's own writing. But to give an example: > "I'm absolutely struggling with how to change the way I write to be less complex, when I myself don't recognize it as being verbose or overly complex in structure." could be written more shortly and simply as: > "I don't believe my writing is verbose or complex, so I don't know how to make it simpler." Not picking on you, if I were writing that I'd probably end up with something closer to your first version in the first draft. Which is why you want to revise into a second draft. Luckily there's a book that can help: "Revising Prose" by Lanham (http://amzn.to/2f9pUjN http://amzn.to/2f9pUjN). Your local library probably has a copy. It's pretty entertaining read, too. If you want a more extensive guide, "Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace" (http://amzn.to/2f9zqDp http://amzn.to/2f9zqDp) goes a lot further. Again, I read a copy from the library. Beyond the style of your prose, if you want a conceptual guide to business writing, see this review: https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/06/15/writing-book/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/06/15/writing-book/ But "Revising Prose" will probably suffice.