Always have someone else read and comment on what you write. If you are preparing documents that will be widely circulated, conduct a test among people who represent your audience. Consult with people who know your audience better than you do. This process will tell you:
if your audience wants to read your work
if they can read it
if they can make use of it
If your draft does not pass the test, the results will give you valuable information on how to revise your work for your audience.
This is the first time the Foot in Mouth award has crossed the Atlantic in several years. Donald Rumsfeld said:
"Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know that there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns the ones we don’t know we don’t know."
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