As You Write

Organize Your Content in a Reader-Friendly Way

• Identify Key Questions: Anticipate the questions your audience may have about the topic. What will they need to know to have a good understanding of the subject?
• Structure Your Draft: Arrange your content based on these questions, following the order in which a reader might logically ask them. If appropriate, you may want to:
  1. create headings based on the topic to be addressed in that particular section;
  2. adopt a Q&A format, using the questions as headings to guide your audience through the document; or
  3. make headings about each topic that form a complete sentence.
  4. create an executive summary (for more formal documents) or explainer notes at the beginning of the document that concisely captures the main conclusions, recommendations, or important insights of your project. This allows the reader to understand the key messages quickly.
• Ensure Logical Flow: Start with the important conclusions/outcomes of the piece to capture the reader's interest at the beginning. This approach helps to set the context and importance of the information that follows.

Increase Readability

simpler sentences and formatting/white space