Dissatisfies Clients Waste Time and Effort
Warren Buffett in Fortune
Warren Buffett, billionaire investor and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, says that he’s: “been unable to decipher just what is being said or, worse yet, had to conclude that nothing was being said. . . . [A] well-intentioned and informed writer simply fails to get the message across to an intelligent, interested reader. . . . [S]tilted jargon and complex constructions are usually the villains. . . . [F]ree yourself of those impediments to effective communication. . . . and you will be amazed at how much smarter your readers will think you have become.”
Preface to the SEC’s A Plain English Handbook (p.1)