Effective Language Use

This section focuses on the words with which you present information professionally:
word choice, style, voice, and more.  It contains the following pages:

  • Revising & Editing Tips
  • Style: Formality, Tone & Voice, Word Choice
  • Concrete, Precise, Specific Language
  • “You” Approach & Constructive Language
  • Jargon
  • Eliminating Unnecessary Words
  • Eliminating Bias in Language
  • Active & Passive Voice
  • Sentence Structure
  • Punctuation & Grammar Review