Briefly Speaking

Sometimes I think my blogs might be too long…contain superfluous words and descriptions. Get to the point Kat. Where are you going with this?

Some people are full of…words…and like to use many words to describe something. And then there are others who use few words….like to keep it simple and do not elaborate.

PaulA is a man of many words. When he tells a story, he elaborates… and makes a good story even better. Being a man of many words, is a good thing especially when you make a living doing deals. Otherwise saying, “Here’s the deal…take it or leave it.”…not so good and we would have starved long ago. Colin can also be very elaborate when telling a story, but will keep it short…very short…when it works in his behalf. “Mom, I didn’t do it.”

With the written word, people do not want to read long dissertations. They get bored fast and start skimming. That is why email and text messaging is so popular…it’s a fast-paced world out there and could you hurry up, please? Long emails…go by the way side…or straight to the digital trash can. My favorite emails are the ones that contain pictures and no words.

It is an art to express yourself in writing with as few words as possible. Let's see:

Kat, a middle-aged blogger, enjoys spending her free time writing blogs at her computer as she wistfully gazes out the window, lost in thought.

vs

Old Kat wastes her time blogging.

I could have written this entire blog with fewer words:
Some people are long-winded, and some have no wind. People don’t like to read long emails. Kat is an old blogger.