NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Section I
Army Writing
Overview
Effective communication causes another person to understand your meanings, ideas,
Introduction
attitudes, or feelings. Effective Army writing communicates a clear message in a
single, rapid reading.
Your writing goal should allow you readers to understand what they are reading and
The writing
why it is important within the first 30 seconds. Keep your reader's attention by
goal
getting your ideas across quickly. Don't waste their time with vague and ambiguous
writing.
The Army writing style focuses on the reader. You should use a reader-oriented, or
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user-friendly, writing style.
focus
Writing experts use these words to characterize effective writing:
Characteristics
Clear
Complete
Coherent
Controlled
Concise
Convincing
Correct
Credible
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