Passing a link stating “you can follow this model for inspiration” will leave the writer wondering! “Is it the structure! tone! format or angle that I should take as an example? Or is it all?”
The solution is to indicate as accurately as possible…
- What do you want to change: this entire paragraph! this sentence here! the word ‘X’
- Why you don’t like it: it sounds confusing! it sounds complex! the information is not correct or accurate! the sentence is too long or complex! etc.
- What should be taken as an example (if you give one): look at the first section! how it is explained in a simple and accessible way.
Put things in context
And the best way for your editors to understand your questions email data and suggestions is by giving them background information.
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For example! one type of information
that is crucial for a writer is that related to the audience: the writer needs to know who transportation strategies for cost efficiency he or she is writing for! and ideally! he or she should be clear about this before starting to write.
But if! while reading the piece! you see things that the tone! style or angle is not the most appropriate for the audience! you need to clearly explain why! rather than simply asking for the change.
Furthermore! justifying a correction by saying “I think it’s fine” is not the same as justifying it by saying “I think there’s too much technical language and our audience doesn’t express themselves like that.”
(By the way! when evaluating the piece and giving feedback! whether first need positive or negative! always keep this in mind: that the piece is not written for you! but for your audience.)
And if writers need context to
better understand your way of thinking! you need context to understand theirs! too.
That’s why it can be a good idea to ask them why they did something the india number list way they did! if there was any particular reason for doing it that way! before saying “change this” or “I’m not convinced.”