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Making something make sense to other people is hard.

It’s hard enough when you know the person you are talking to or writing for.  It gets even harder when your are trying to communicate to people you don’t know well.

That’s where editing comes in.

Editing is good.  Doing it yourself is ok. But often you can’t see the proverbial wood for the trees.

Getting someone else to edit your stuff is priceless.

Those simple questions like “what do you mean by that?” or comments like “that’s not really very clear” or “try moving that paragraph to there” help sharpen up a message, a report or a post.

Do you let someone edit your writing?  If not, you should give it a try…