The good news about sending emails and texts in the workplace is that you can transmit your messages instantly, saving you time and extra effort. The bad news about those texts and emails is that you can transmit your message instantly – often omitting reviewing, editing and rewriting. Bad idea.
So, let’s take a moment to review the Power of Editing or re-writing and recommitting to this powerful step in the written communication process in your workplace.
There are three main phases in my workplace writing workshops and seminars:
Today, let’s discuss the third – and often overlooked phase – ReWrite. To do that, we’ll assume you thoroughly planned your email or document and wrote it effectively. Since your readers will never see your first draft, you only need to be concerned with your final draft. And if your first draft is your final draft, you miss out on the opportunity to make it better and increase the probability your will accomplish your communication objectives.