How to write clearly

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1、EuropeanCommissionHowtowriteclearlyEN1HowtowriteclearlyEuropeanCommissionstaffhavetowritemanydifferenttypesofdocuments.Whateverthetype—legislation,atechnicalreport,minutes,apressreleaseorspeech—acleardocumentwillbemoreeffective,andmoreeasilyandquicklyunderstood.Thisguidewi

2、llhelpyoutowriteclearlywhetheryouareusingyourownlanguageoroneoftheotherofficiallanguages,allofwhicharealsoworkinglanguagesoftheCommissionaccordingtoCouncilRegulationNo1/1958(stillvalidtoday!)Thesearehints,notrules,andwhenapplyingthemyoushouldtakeaccountofyourtargetreadersa

3、ndthepurposeofyourdocument.Threegoodreasonstowriteclearlyare:•toworkmoreeffectivelytogether•toreduceunnecessarycorrespondence•tobuildgoodwill.Hint1:Thinkbeforeyouwrite..........................................................................................................

4、..................page3Hint2:Focusonthereader—bedirectandinteresting.............................................................................page4Hint3:Getyourdocumentintoshape.............................................................................................

5、...............page5Hint4:KISS:KeepItShortandSimple...............................................................................................................page6Hint5:Makesense—structureyoursentences....................................................................

6、.........................page7Hint6:Cutoutexcessnouns–verbformsarelivelier..................................................................................page8Hint7:Beconcrete,notabstract....................................................................................

7、...................................page9Hint8:Preferactiveverbstopassive—andnametheagent...............................................................page10Hint9:Bewareoffalsefriends,jargonandabbreviations...................................................................

8、.page11Hint10:Reviseandcheck.............................................................