05 Jun 2007 @ 12:48 
 

Writing for the readership…

 

It’s appropriate to begin with this…

I’m struggling with a piece of work for a customer in London.

I have to write a service level agreement (SLA) which will form a contract between two parts of an organisation that are shifting to client/contractor status.

I’ve been given an SLA template -  a copy of an existing document – to work from.

It sucks.

It’s one of the most badly written things I’ve ever seen – definitely the worst I’ve had to work with.

So why is it that it’s acceptable for business documentation to be poorly written?

Why do we have lower standards of reader-friendly copy when we pick up a business-related piece of prose?

Awww, c’mon!

It’s not really acceptable at all, is it?

Rise up friends, rise up and strike a blow for business literature (and probably business literacy!)

Burn those badly-worded reports; take out and bury those inartculate, illogically-written briefings.

Rewrite these things, use pith not verbosity by all means, but let’s turn them in to things that are – if not a joy - at least easy to read!

Oh yes!

:-)

Brennig

Tags Categories: Business writing Posted By: Admin
Last Edit: 06 Jun 2007 @ 18:09

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