03.22.08
Article Writing - How to Avoid Using Jargon When Writing Your Articles
Article Writing - How to Avoid Using Jargon When Writing Your Articles
By Jeff Herring
When you write your articles you want to avoid the use of jargon. Using jargon might make you fee like an expert, but it puts off the average reader.
Here is an example and some tips for how to avoid using jargon when you write and what to do instead.
An example of what not to do
Every year around the holidays I’ll write an article about holiday blues, Christmas blues, or whatever. And one of the points I make is that contrary to common pop-psychology knowledge, the most difficult time for people is not right before Christmas, not right before the holidays; it’s afterwards. It’s in January when it’s cold and all the hoopla is over and it’s back to regular business.
OK, now sometimes I’ll say this, I’ll point this out jokingly in the article before I talk about what it is, but what it’s called by psychologists is–get ready for the 50-cent words here–is “post-reinforcement pause.” If you’re feeling down after the holidays or after a vacation you’d have what’s called “post-reinforcement pause,” or PRP for short.
An example of what to do
Now doesn’t that sound fancy? Basically what that is, I’ll say in an article is, that’s how you feel when you get back to normal life after lots of good stuff.
Now, which one is more appealing, “post-reinforcement pause” or “back to real life after lots of good stuff?” I don’t know about you but back to real life after lots of good stuff explains it well for me and it helps me to understand what’s going on.
Turn jargon words into regular words when you are writing your articles.
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From Jeff Herring - The Article Guy
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