 7 Organisation Techniques in Writing Which Can Improve Blog Readability
Introduction
As we develop ideas and effectively write a blog post complete with paragraph titles,
concise content, additional resource links, and employing 7 organisation
techniques in writing (which will be described below), then
we can greatly improve the readability of our blog. High blog
readability will serve our readers, as the writing produced
is meant for their ease of reading and comprehension.
7 organisation techniques in writing
The 7 key organisation techniques in writing that can also improve blog
readability, are based on Rudolf Flesch
and A. H. Lass book, "A New Guide to Better Writing". We can translate
the ideas they teach in this book to writing Catholic blog posts.
The seven organisation techniques are:
- give enough details to make the readers understand what the writing
is about
- use very graphic and picturesque descriptions
- follow the natural order in teaching a process
- develop your ideas so that the article will end with the strongest
idea
- give substantial reasons for writing an idea or topic
- include comparisons and contrasts to make your point clear
- use a good mix of all the above to suit what is needed to improve
blog readability
The importance of details
This organisation technique stresses the importance of providing enough
details for better blog readability. For example, if we are to give all
the elements in a code, then we have to give extra care so that all the
necessary details of the code are given, to make it work for our readers.
Or, if we are to give directions for a specific process, which would
involve outlining the steps needed from beginning to end, then
we should list down all the details that are necessary, so that the
readers of our Catholic blog can achieve the desired results. We can
achieve this if we sit down, list all the details, and organize them
so they flow in logical order, and are clearly stated within the body
of our blog post.
Graphic and picturesque descriptions
Some bloggers integrate images to amplify the needed description of an
idea. This is a very good blog readability strategy, because it
balances the full text given in the blog post. If we are, for
example, presenting a gospel passage of a Sunday Mass for reflection
purposes, then we can describe the gospel scene with more graphic
descriptions, but as concisely as we can - removing all extraneous details
that are implied in the narration. Then to balance the full text
of the blog post, we can add a YouTube video of Pope Benedict XVI
or a podcast of any other Catholic preacher, that will amplify the
description of the gospel's message. Both text, and video or podcast,
can make our description of the gospel message clearer and more
comprehensible to our Catholic blog readers.
The natural order of a process
Another organisation techinique in writing is to follow the natural order
of a specific process. As an example, if a Catholic blogger would want to
teach a method of prayer, such as the rosary, then he must follow the
natural order in which the rosary is recited from beginning to end.
For us Catholics, who may know this prayer very well, we can easily
understand if it were taught to us even with some details missing.
However, if a non-Catholic were to read a blog that is teaching how
to pray the rosary, then it is important that all the details are
presented in the natural order of the prayer, so as to complete the
process of praying the rosary from beginning to end.
From basic idea to strongest idea
The fourth organisation technique in writing is to outline first all
your ideas on paper. Then, when all the ideas are listed, we can organise
these ideas from the most basic to the strongest - finishing with the idea
that will give the greatest impact to the reader (one that will stick in
his mind longer). This is easy, if we take time so that each idea we
present is well-thought-out and gradually developed. As we present
each individual idea, we build up from the previous idea to the next,
until we can present the idea with the strongest solution or desired
result.
Giving reasons to support our writing
So that we keep to our subject or idea, and not be led out of the topic,
one organisation technique in writing, is to give substantial reasons to
support the main idea we are presenting. If, for example, we present a
blog post on the importance of attending religiously the Sunday Eucharist,
then we can outline good and wise reasons to support this truth. If each
reason that we provide is also supported by quotations from offical
documents of the Church, then the readers of the blog post can understand
better the importance and seriousness of the topic through the given reasons.
Comparisons and contrasts
When an idea or topic involves some complexity, then we can help the readers
understand the topic better through comparisons and contrasts. An example
of a complicated topic is the mystery of the Blessed and Holy Trinity. To
describe and explain the Trinity to a non-Catholic, we can employ the
organisation technique of comparison to present this sublime topic, and
at the same time, present its truth as an essential part of Christian
living. As an example, some modern Catholic writers would compare the
Father-Son-Spirit mystery with their personal attributes of
Creator-Redeemer-Sanctifier. As long as we don't get off the track,
and keep to our subject, then we can compare or contrast our main subject
so that its meaning becomes clearer to our Catholic blog readers.
A good mix and balance of all the above
If we use enough details, describe well, follow a natural order, build
and develop the idea, give reasons to support it, and use comparisons
or contrasts to make the point clear, then we are already employing a
good mix and balance of organisation techniques in writing to serve
well our readers. The success of our writing depends on how we employ
these organisation techniques, so that every part of our blog post
contributes to the greater whole - to a piece of writing that will
present the subject in highly readable form and content.
Summary and conclusion
In actual practice, what we really do when we organise our ideas,
is to employ the seven organisation techniques in various writing
styles. For example, we cannot outline a process completely, if we
do not give also enough details or include graphic descriptions
of the process. And also, we cannot hold the attention of our readers
for a long time, if we do not give strong reasons for our idea, and build
it up until it is presented in its strongest meaning.
As we practice writing more and more, and employ all the organisation
techniques in writing that are described in this article, it will be
like learning to ride a bicycle or learning how to swim. Once we have
learned the basics, then we will never forget to use them naturally
in all our writing - not only for our Catholic blog posts - but in
all the writing we need to do.
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