Hey there.
Are you looking to improve your writing skills in English?
Well, becoming a better writer takes practice and
improving your writing skills.
Isn't as difficult as you may think.
Believe it or not.
You are already a writer.
You write emails every day.
A lot of them indeed, you post things on social media, make
updates to your LinkedIn profile, or maybe write messages on WhatsApp.
You are already writing.
Isn't that true?
Now the question is how do I improve my writing skills and make it more Chris
breathable and more conversational?
Is that what you are looking for?
Then you have clicked just the right video.
I have put together a list of steps to help you make dramatic improvements
to the quality of your writing skills.
Number one, make sure you are clear on the concepts you are
writing about Albert Einstein once.
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.
And it's so true.
What it means is before you start writing, take a moment and think, how
can you make the language as simple as possible to read, taking time to
think before you write will help pass a clear message to your readers, create
a mental picture of what you wanna write about much before starting to
type or putting words on the paper.
Break down your larger message into simpler to read chunks
that are easily understood.
Number two, read, read, and read a lot.
Reading plays a vital role to improve your writing skills.
Reading helps you become familiar with the way English is written.
If you are reading to gain information, writing a manual or a project
report, you will learn words used to describe a process or vocabulary
you could use to describe something.
For example, how it operates or works, always scan your reading.
Before you begin check.
If the reading material has a title, is there a table of contents?
Is the material divided into separate sections?
Does it have any keyword?
How paragraphs are transitioned, meaning what words are used to
move on to the next paragraph?
Whatever makes you feel more comfortable, just make sure you read, but read a lot
Next up, choose words, carefully.
Find descriptive words that communicate the exact feeling you're going for.
If you don't like the sound of a word or you aren't sure it's the right choice.
Think of synonyms or alternatives.
For example, try to avoid overused words, such as good, bad, ugly, or sad, Instead,
think about what you're trying to say.
Does good in your sentence means charming, sunny, lucky, or something else.
In short use words in context to the situation in a sentence.
At number four, understand your audience.
Well, when you write, you have to put yourself in the reader's shoes.
Think about whether they will get your message easily.
For example, if you are announcing a new product on social media or writing
a blog, you need to assume that your audience knows nothing about it.
Start with a catchy line to describe.
Introduce the product in few lines.
Mention how will they benefit from it?
Give some real life examples of how it is benefiting people.
Tell them when will it be available to them, if you know your audience?
Well, there are higher chances that your message will be understood.
Next up, use a natural conversational tone.
Now, this is the utmost important part to improve your writing skills.
Your writing relies on your own unique voice.
When you shake your thoughts on a piece of paper or hit the keys on your
keyboard, write as if you are going to say it, your writing style should reflect
your personality and your own voice.
It will make your writing sound more natural and conversational.
Always and always use an active voice.
Using an active voice is more exciting than a passive voice.
It helps you own the content with the active voice, the subject,
and the sentence is active.
What I mean is?
The subject is always doing something on the other hand,
in passive voice sentences, something is done to the subject.
Although passive voice may sound grammatically correct.
The only problem is that it creates long and unnecessary complex sentences,
which sound dull and boring to read, take a look at these examples.
The problem was solved by us in two hours.
We solved the problem in two hours.
The report was written by me last week.
I wrote the report last week.
Which sentences sound more natural?
I am sure you would agree with me.
The active voice sentences.
They are direct and sound more life-like.
They show ownership and the subject is more active.
And the last thing you could do to improve your writing skills is write short
paragraphs, always write short paragraphs.
If your content is going to run into several pages, also keep your
paragraphs short and manageable.
Your content idea should flow through the paragraphs.
Short paragraphs are easier to read and understand..
They also create a more visually appealing layout on the page.
Take a look at these two pages, which one is more visually appealing.
I am sure the one on your right.
It's easier on the eyes and the information can be easily understood.
That's all for today.
I hope you'll apply all these tips to improve your writing skills.
In the beginning, you might find it a bit difficult to apply
all the rules we discussed.
Take it easy.
Just use one or two of these tricks to start with and gradually
you can apply all of them.
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Keep practicing English.