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> so now I'm asking a third party consultant if they have any thoughts on how I can improve my communication. Hope this isn't too blunt, but I find your writin
by syndicatedjelly 3y ago
> so now I'm asking a third party consultant if they have any thoughts on how I can improve my communication.
Hope this isn't too blunt, but I find your writing style to be a bit "chatty". I think you must have got the same advice I did, which is "write like you speak".
For most people, the vast majority of our verbal communications are highly informal, filled with lots of slang. Verbal phrases and euphemisms don't translate very well to writing sometimes.
If I were to offer advice, I'd say write shorter sentences and use simpler words. It should feel a bit uncomfortable to write like this. I feel slightly uncomfortable writing this even.
- godelski 3y agoOn forums I write like I speak but I write differently for blogs, lectures, and papers. I appreciate the advice and know I'm often verbose. I love nuance, so I tend to write like a misattributed Mark Twain quote. I am working on it. I'm not as concerned with verbiage as the reason I come to HN is a typically higher... quality, but it's a bit noisy, I'm okay if that only filters.