이 글은 전 월 스트리트 저널리스트 Shani Raja의 Secret Sauce of Great Writing라는 강의를 듣고 요약한 내용입니다.
It was indicated to the President by his chief adviser that it should be attempted to formulate a decision to act at the earliest
opportunity, in the best interests of circumventing what might otherwise result in the country flowering into embarking on a
prolonged, extended and exorbitant military conflagration. The president's chief adviser urged him to act quickly to avert a long, costly war.
위의 글을 읽어보았는가? 아마 잘 읽히지 않을 것이다. 지나치게 형식적이고 어려운 말로 빽빽한 글은 가독성이 떨어진다. 그렇다면 어떻게 해야할까? 아래 연습을 통해 글을 좀 더 효율적으로 작성하는 법을 배워보자.
단순한 글은 아주 효과적이다.
친숙한 단어 사용를 사용하자.
관공서 서류에나 나오는 딱딱하고 어려운 단어는 피하고 간단 명료한 단어를 사용하자. 형식적이며 딱딱한 글은 내가 스마트하다는 약간 가식적인 느낌을 줄 수 있기 때문에 피해야 한다.
I shall be pleased to invoke, facilitate and formalise an acquaintance with you should you deem my extensive and considerable experience to be appreciably worthwhile to your company and its long-term trajectory at this moment in time.
-> I would be delighted to meet for an interview if you think I'd be a good fit for your company. or I would love to meet for an interview.
단어 사용을 줄이자.
의도한 내용만 표현할 수 있다면 불필요한 단어는 사용을 피해야 한다. 필요 이상의 단어는 글의 내용을 복잡하게 만든다.
I am of the opinion that my domestic feline companion has adorable characteristics.
-> My cat is cute.
FRESH FISH SOLD HERE
-> FISH
단순하게 표현하자.
장황한 내용으로 가득한 글을 피하자. 글의 핵심이 무엇인지, 그 핵심을 어떻게 간결하게 표현할 것인지를 고민하고 단순 명료하게 써 나가자.
The notion that a competitive workplace environment is commensurate with superior performance is, at best, dubious
-> Workplace competition doesn't necessarily boost performance.
An economic view that has unfortunately retained considerable influence, possibly because it has a political appeal to some parties, despite extensive empirical evidence that appears to refute the proposition.
-> A zombie idea.
실전 연습
The meeting will recommence in thirty minutes, once participants have finalised their consumption of hot beverages.
-> The meeting will restart after a half-hour coffee break.
We would like you to utilise all of your resources to facilitate and participate in a strategic dialogue among members of your team, and to strategise ways of finding common ground between them.
-> Please encourage your team to get along.
Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invariably be taken into account.
-> People arent' necessarily born successful.
The company said it would commence its new bonus scheme this year, exhibiting its strong commitment to staff.
-> The company said it would start its new bonus scheme this year, showing its strong commitment to staff.
The manner in which he spoke to me was unacceptable.
-> The way he spoke to me was unacceptable.
It’s imperative that we conceptualise a way forward that everyone can agree upon.
-> It's important we find a way forward everyone can agree on.
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