Writing Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic Even while most of us are shut at home, we’re stretching our ability to adapt to changing realities and fluid public health situations. There’s so much we do not know yet about the virus or how to handle it. Advice that seemed solid four weeks ago now appears quaint […]
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Writing with Confidence About Uncertainty
Strategies for using indirect language patterns with intention When writing to communicate expertise and authority, you want to avoid language that makes you seem uncertain. My previous post here described indirect speech patterns that make you seem less confident or knowledgeable when they creep into your written words. However, indirect speech isn’t all bad. Indirect […]
