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Use concrete details in your press release lead

Use concrete details in your press release lead

Specifics sell products, services & ideas The internet coffee pot. Word of the year. The Dust Bowl. Details like these...
Concrete details — in one case, a toothbrush — help audience members decide what to do, far more than abstract language. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/toothbrushes-gm1128078155-297564654" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Photo credit: mdphoto16</em></a>

Concrete writing style moves readers to act

Concrete details outperform abstract writing in studies Want to change readers’ minds? Help them see your position. Concrete details —...
<strong>Not another turkey!</strong> Here’s to putting the Ho Ho Ho into ho-hum holiday stories. <em><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/colorful-turkey-isolated-on-white-background-1466433359" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Photo credit: Aksenova Natalya</a></em>

How to write in detail

Steal tips from these holiday messages Hey, we know. Thanksgiving was so November 2015. But we couldn't resist sharing these...
<strong>Turn ideas into things</strong> Researchers found an almost one-to-one correlation between how concrete a passage was and how easy it was to understand. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/grade-a-on-blackboard-with-copy-space-gm1125332872-295781724"><em>Photo credit: harunhalici</em></a>

Concrete images in writing boost understanding

There’s a 1:1 correlation between vivid descriptions and comprehension Three professors from Texas A&M University and the University of the...
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Paint concrete word pictures

Name names; number numbers When it comes to interest and understanding, Countertop Gadgets are better than Domestic Devices. Use your...
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Examples prove the rule

Illustrate your point with for instances You could say that in Cleopatra’s time, women had few legal rights. Or you...

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