Glen: I had a couple more tips, sir. One is, speak succinctly and simply avoid convoluted jargon. Silicon valley boasts some of the worst offenders. And then the third one i had mat was, tell stories. So much o business writing reads like term papers. Want to write something closer to scripts for hollywood movies,. With vivid scenes, with dialogue, with humor. The power of one in a story makes such a difference.
“The reader is impatient,” says Glenn Kramon, Stanford GSB lecturer in management and editor at the New York Times. “Start with the most important conclusion and then explain how you got there.”
On the latest episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, lecturer and podcast host Matt Abrahams sits down with Glenn Kramon to talk about just how important our writing is — from a lengthy report to the opening line of an email. Listen as they discuss tips on improving your writing skills and share examples of what not to do.
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