Comments on: How to get everyone to write like Ernest Hemingway http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/ Practical ideas that help you develop lively, powerful elearning. Concisely covers instructional design, authoring tools, and rapid elearning development, with an emphasis on simple, creative ideas that have a big impact. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:24:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ellen http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-13629 Ellen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:59:35 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-13629 Hallelujah!!! I do voice over narration for online courses and sometimes I really struggle to actually say what I'm given. I just did the readability on my last course and, you guessed it, it feel into the suits category. I'm passing this article on. Hallelujah!!! I do voice over narration for online courses and sometimes I really struggle to actually say what I’m given. I just did the readability on my last course and, you guessed it, it feel into the suits category. I’m passing this article on.

]]> By: Asha http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-13433 Asha Wed, 27 May 2009 04:22:22 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-13433 Thanks for writing and sharing this useful article! Thanks for writing and sharing this useful article!

]]> By: Janaiah http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-13280 Janaiah Fri, 15 May 2009 12:31:12 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-13280 This is an excellent piece of writing on writing for E-Learning. There is a huge research done by Jakob Nielsen, distinguished engineer; PJ Schemenaur, technical editor; and Jonathan Fox, editor-in-chief, www.sun.com. They crystal clearly tell us that the reading is quite painful on the computer screen. In addition, they tell us that the writing style should be different from the print. Cathy rightly said that usage of words like "you" and others enormously created a personal touch in the technology-enabled taining. Hope to read more such wonderful writing pieces. This is an excellent piece of writing on writing for E-Learning. There is a huge research done by Jakob Nielsen, distinguished engineer; PJ Schemenaur, technical editor; and Jonathan Fox, editor-in-chief, http://www.sun.com. They crystal clearly tell us that the reading is quite painful on the computer screen. In addition, they tell us that the writing style should be different from the print.

Cathy rightly said that usage of words like “you” and others enormously created a personal touch in the technology-enabled taining. Hope to read more such wonderful writing pieces.

]]> By: Using Readbility Scoring to Improve Your Writing in E-learning Courses - Tips and Tricks for Writing Elearning that Pops! - http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-12021 Using Readbility Scoring to Improve Your Writing in E-learning Courses - Tips and Tricks for Writing Elearning that Pops! - Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:40:49 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-12021 [...] To see the complete post go to: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/ [...] [...] To see the complete post go to: http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/ [...]

]]> By: Clear Thinking -> Good Writing | Xyleme Learning Blog http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-7311 Clear Thinking -> Good Writing | Xyleme Learning Blog Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-7311 [...] their writing quality. So you might want to check out recent posts at Dave’s Whiteboard and Making Change on the subject of how to write for readability [...] [...] their writing quality. So you might want to check out recent posts at Dave’s Whiteboard and Making Change on the subject of how to write for readability [...]

]]> By: How to Improve Writing Style | English Writing Software http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-7112 How to Improve Writing Style | English Writing Software Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:31:59 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-7112 [...] How to get everyone to write like Ernest Hemingway [...] [...] How to get everyone to write like Ernest Hemingway [...]

]]> By: Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » How to rewrite, or, when is “good enough” not? http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-7057 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » How to rewrite, or, when is “good enough” not? Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:39:37 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-7057 [...] a post on her Making Change blog, Cathy Moore offers valuable advice on concise and lively writing.  Part of her advice: don’t fret about the needlessly specific reading level; focus on [...] [...] a post on her Making Change blog, Cathy Moore offers valuable advice on concise and lively writing.  Part of her advice: don’t fret about the needlessly specific reading level; focus on [...]

]]> By: Ken Allan http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-7022 Ken Allan Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:28:54 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-7022 Never fear big words. Big words mean little things. All big things have little names, Such as life and death, peace and war, Or dawn, day, night, hope, love, home. Learn to use little words in a big way. It is hard to do, But they say what you mean. When you don't know what you mean, Use big words-- They often fool little people. <i>Arthur Kudner</i> Never fear big words.
Big words mean little things.
All big things have little names,
Such as life and death, peace and war,
Or dawn, day, night, hope, love, home.
Learn to use little words in a big way.
It is hard to do,
But they say what you mean.
When you don’t know what you mean,
Use big words–
They often fool little people.
Arthur Kudner

]]> By: Dave Ferguson http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-7017 Dave Ferguson Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:53:12 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-7017 I'd go further and say that whenever you have clients and stakeholders saying "We need to sound <i>professional</i>" or, heaven help us, "Our lawyers say we should use this wording," you're at least waist-deep in the lexical Big Muddy. Using grade levels rather than a broader index of readability is another sign of the hall-monitor mentality. "See? See? It's 9.4 and it should be no more than 9.25!" Whitehead said things should be made as simple as possible but no simpler. That's why <i>Family Handyman</i> (a great example) uses specific terminology for tools and techniques. Their article on <a href="http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/46396/" rel="nofollow">installing a three-way switch</a>, for example, uses words like "framing," "remodeling box," and "traveler terminal" because these make sense in the context of the task. (It's possible to go overboard in emulating a certain author, which is why there's a <a href="http://badhemingway.com/" rel="nofollow">Bad Hemingway</a> website. All in all, though, you risk less with simplicity and clarity than you do with polysyllabic, control-freak obfuscation. I’d go further and say that whenever you have clients and stakeholders saying “We need to sound professional” or, heaven help us, “Our lawyers say we should use this wording,” you’re at least waist-deep in the lexical Big Muddy.

Using grade levels rather than a broader index of readability is another sign of the hall-monitor mentality. “See? See? It’s 9.4 and it should be no more than 9.25!”

Whitehead said things should be made as simple as possible but no simpler. That’s why Family Handyman (a great example) uses specific terminology for tools and techniques. Their article on installing a three-way switch, for example, uses words like “framing,” “remodeling box,” and “traveler terminal” because these make sense in the context of the task.

(It’s possible to go overboard in emulating a certain author, which is why there’s a Bad Hemingway website. All in all, though, you risk less with simplicity and clarity than you do with polysyllabic, control-freak obfuscation.

]]> By: elearningblog.fr » Blog Archive » Améliorez la lisibilité de vos textes http://blog.cathy-moore.com/2008/10/how-to-get-everyone-to-write-like-ernest-hemingway/comment-page-1/#comment-6968 elearningblog.fr » Blog Archive » Améliorez la lisibilité de vos textes Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:06:49 +0000 http://blog.cathy-moore.com/?p=237#comment-6968 [...] Moore nous propose cette semaine un billet sur la lisibilité des textes, qui nous aidera à faciliter l’apprentissage en ligne de nos apprenants. Outre [...] [...] Moore nous propose cette semaine un billet sur la lisibilité des textes, qui nous aidera à faciliter l’apprentissage en ligne de nos apprenants. Outre [...]

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