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Don't Anesthetize Your Colleagues with Bad Writing

Harvard Business Review

It seems obvious that you shouldn't put your audience to sleep, doesn't it? Don't overuse I (try not to begin paragraphs or successive sentences with it), but do lean heavily on we, our, you, and your. This guideline is hardly absolute — sometimes passive voice is the most natural way to say what you're saying.

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