Earlier this fall a headline in The Atlantic caught my eye. “The Needless Complexity of Academic Writing,” it said. Promising enough on its own, but there was also a subhead: “A new movement strives ...

In today’s fast-paced digital world, attention is the most valuable currency. Online users scroll quickly, skim headlines, and often decide within seconds whether to stay on a page or move on. That’s ...

Cognitive overload can be alarming. Too much information can be difficult to process and lead to an unsatisfying experience, whether it is reading an academic paper or an email. The more verbiage you ...

Writing clear and concise content can help you gain and keep your readers' attention. Learn the four qualities of content that engages audiences. In light of that, we could say that concise content ...

If you’re like most people, the amount of time you spend in teleconferences has skyrocketed over the past months. So too has the amount of time you spend writing emails. Sales pitches. Proposals.

It's a dilemma that most journalists face at one time or another: too much information, too little space. Being concise without giving readers only bare-bones news coverage is important for reporters ...

Writing is hard. That’s why the Howe Center exists, both to provide support for students through the Howe Writing Center and to offer services and resources to faculty through the Howe Writing Across ...

This week I'm going full-bore on long phrases that can so easily be shorter. I hope going full-bore doesn't make the topic a complete bore. I've been out of college for decades now, but I still have ...