{"id":4562,"date":"2023-02-03T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:30:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:30:50","slug":"conciseness-in-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/conciseness-in-writing","title":{"rendered":"What is Conciseness in Writing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">Conciseness, or concision, in writing means being efficient on the page. Whereas succinct writing refers to writing that employs the fewest amount of words possible, concise writing refers to writing that uses the most effective words available. Often, being concise entails using fewer words. 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