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Examples of Bad Writing Below are sample excerpts from what I think is a really bad writing. These excerpts are collected from different stories, either written by me (sometimes, when you edit, you find monsters), or by other authors. I won’t disclose their names though. Read the following samples, guess what’s wrong with them, and never write like this. 1. Sunday was a marvelous ...

I recently started a side job as a lecturer at a German university for a course called "Online Documentation". It's mostly about basics, such as planning documentation projects, different formats and tools, and of course, writing. I thought it would be fun to show the students some excerpts from bad documentation that they could revise as an exercise. I already have a few ideas, but I thought ...

Examples of poor documentation include non-existent or difficult-to-find pages, broken documentation with incorrect or broken links, and inaccurate docs that don’t reflect the current state of the product.

In this blog post I share the 10 of the worst and bad possible examples of requirements documentation, which haunt me to this day.

This white paper discusses examples of bad business writing and other scenarios we’re calling “communication shipwrecks” in the corporate, government, and academic worlds, along with a lesson to be learned from each. Subsequent white papers will provide additional poor business writing examples.

There are telltale signs of a technical document gone awry. Below is a list of the top ten bad technical writing examples and how to fix each common error.

Are you making these common documentation mistakes? Here are 14 examples of mistakes you need to avoid when documenting your company's policies and procedures.

4. It’s readable, but it’s not right Maybe the catering and hospitality industries supply more bad business writing examples than many others – we’ve all seen poorly presented menu items and promotional boards. And everyone has their own particular area of expertise, right? But when Microsoft Word highlights most problem areas for you, there really isn’t an excuse for poor spelling ...

This gallery contains classic examples of bad technical publications. Who is responsible? We are quick to tar and feather the technical writer, but often there is plenty of blame to go around.

Here is the example of an informative title: Lists In bad user manuals, lists of steps for instructions are not-ordered. Simple bulleted lists are used instead. This is very inconvenient to follow such a list when you are trying to use some instruction. Poorly written technical documents are always messy. Here is the example of a poorly written ...

What exactly is bad writing? I take you through detailed examples of bad writing in fiction, explaining what's wrong with them ... and how to fix it.

Ariel Group Five Business Writing Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Documents. We help the business world inspire results through leadership training, EQ, authentic communication & relationship-building skills.

Want to know about the stuff that shouldn’t be included in writing? Here are some of the bad writing examples and tips you should look into.

Every organization faces its own challenges with KB content, but chances are good that you’ve seen these common types of badly written KB articles already—perhaps they even live in your company’s knowledge base?!

The sad irony is, these companies commission, print and distribute these poorly written documents; and then, they turn around to tech writers and tell them “nobody reads these manuals anyway” when negotiating a project.

Bad Writing - sample pages from Improve your Writing Skills, a downloadable PDF eBook covering all aspects of writing and communication skills

Good writing is subjective. Bad writing isn’t. Here’s some examples of bad writing, in case you aren’t sure what that means. Bad writing, example #1: Convoluted

Poor writing is, literally, a waste of time. Poor writing can damage employee morale and undermine respect in the workplace. Poorly written communications to and between employees—training manuals, memos from a boss, emails from a director, letters from the CEO—can leave employees confused, angry, or insulted.