- Re-read.
- Spellcheck
- Grammar check.
-- Check for fragments.
-- Check for noun/verb agreement.
-- Check for passive/active language.
- Consider the sentences as a structure - not as content.
- Look for ands/ors/thats strung together, commas, and very long sentences/paragraphs.
- Consider breaking into smaller sentences.
- Bullet points.
- Consider length.
- Consider What-How-When-Why-Where - is everything important included?
- Prioritize. Put the most important piece of information in the first sentence if possible. If it can't be in the first sentence, put it in a single paragraph near the top.
- Be consistent in language
- Spell out acronyms the first time they are used
- Avoid repetition, when possible.
- Consider your target audience.
- Read your writing out loud slowly.
- Dump it into notepad in a different font and review. Then ask someone else to read it. I've read to read backwards one word at a time, but that totally didn't work for me.
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