Bull's Eye Business Writing TipsTip #241: Do
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Tip # 241: Do not write memos with too many words; follow the lead of Abraham Lincoln. Look at how his words compare with others:
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Things We Have Read |
Number of words |
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Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln) |
272 |
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Bag of Lay's Potato Chips |
401 |
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IRA Form 1040 EZ |
418 |
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Average USA Today cover story |
1,200 |
(Adapted from The Manager's Intelligence Report)
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As a recent graduate of Bigshot University with a degree in Biology, I am currently launching my career as an environmental campaigner in hopes of reversing global warming and ozone depletion on a world-wide bases.
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