2. Examples
3. Lower publishing costs
4. Why does it work?
5. Comments
by ewriting readers
6. Send Us Your Comments
7. How Easy Writing Works
8. Problems impenetrable paragraphs
9. Vertical stacking of phrases helps readers
10. How to write sentence clusters
11. Advantages for business and government
12. Ewriting saves time ewriting saves money
13. Trimming the "fat" from business writing
14. Ewriting can be faster than a secretary
15. Do your own ewriting
16. Instant transmission
17. More business benefits
18. Which writing styles can you write?
19. Electronic or enhanced ewriting
20. How to do it
21. Relax when writing
22. How about memory?
23. Arrange your thoughts for your readers
24. Fast internet minds
25. Why does ewriting work?
26. Pairing new phrases with common old phrases
27. We speak in phrases
28. Pronunciation
29. Cultural feedback
30. Grammar is easily corrected by models in the culture
31. Eye movements fixations and saccades
32. Q. What is the difference between electronic ewriting and enhanced ewriting?
33. Enhanced e-editing
34. The goals
35. Electronic Ewriting low cost formatting
36. Electronic E-writing is not as Readable as Enhanced E-writing
37. Partial list of adjustments
38. Definitions
39. Want more information?
40. Many free ebooks are available in the ewriting style
41. Electronic Ewriting Instructions
42. Peterson easy writing for beginners of any age
43. Peterson Ewriting Styles Spanish
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E-Writing helps everyone write better and read faster. E-Writing is the process of breaking up language into meaningful parts. It is like diagramming a sentence, but without the rules and fancy labels. One thought or phrase on each line. Language skills will improve without the need to memorize terminology. Students learn sentence parts from trying to find the best way to break up a sentence. CLASSROOM EXERCISE: Give students a chapter of a book to E-Write. They can use any word processing software to break up the text according to the E-Writing guidelines. Test their reading speed before and after e-writing. Test their comprehension before and after e-writing. Students can trade chapters and read each other's work. |
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LOWER PUBLISHING COSTS Easy reading formats were too expensive to print. Today our low-cost Internet allows editing and publishing options that are inexpensive compared to publishing on paper. Formatting E-WRITING costs the same or less if read on line. Optimal E-WRITING can save billions of dollars of employee time.
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PROBLEMS
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COMMENTS The following chapters are edited in E-WRITING to enhance readability. Let us know if you like them. Send these chapters to your friends and family. This faster method may make your letters more frequent. Tell them you will be writing this way. Tell your children and grandchildren why you are using simplified rules. Tell them how to communicate with this style. |
The material on the Internet
is doubling each year.
E-mail is clogging desks.
PETERSON EWRITING STYLES
Enhanced E-WRITING
for word processing
and the Internet
The Internet is re-establishing
the writing habit.
Users need an easier
writing style.
Users need to use
a simpler writing style
to improve understanding.
E-WRITING
is a positive alternative
to more complex writing styles.
It is an efficient way to cope
with the deluge of "free"
publishing and correspondence.
Note: You can always add other
punctuation styles
to your E-WRITING
if you want to take the extra time.
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Q.
WHY DOES IT WORK?
E-WRITING takes advantage
of your mind's ability
to make lightning-quick decisions.
A.
Your mind multitasks.
Your mind has
a phenomenal ability
to think on multiple levels
at the same time.
Your mind is constantly
comparing and concluding.
E-WRITING speeds
the transfer of information.
It's less time consuming.
It allows for better decision-making.
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COMMENTS BY E-WRITING READERS
"I can understand the writing.
It is twice as fast"
"Wide lines slow me down.
The narrow lines speed me up."
"I can scan much faster now."
"It helps to know
when the sentence ends."
"It is faster."
"My poor eyes had trouble
finding the periods before.
Now I quickly see
where the sentence stops."
"Now I know where to look
on the page."
"It's 50 percent faster."
"I'm not missing so many details."
"I only scan documents.
E-WRITING makes scanning
faster and more accurate."
COMMENTS BY WRITERS
"My writing is more to the point."
"I write fewer
run-on sentences now."
"It is easy
to arrange the sentences."
"Proofreading is easier now."
COMMENTS BY USERS
"I used to skip most paragraphs
unless I was desperate for facts."
"It gets to the point much faster."
"It's much easier to read."
"I can read faster
and lose less detail."
"After reading your introduction,
I started E-WRITING to my friends.
Now they are writing this way too.
We all like it."
"It sure beats scanning!"
It's more accurate than scanning.
Why waste the reader's time?"
Try writing this way for 10 hours.
Tell us if you like it.
You can always go back
to the other styles and forms.
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HOW EASY WRITING WORKS:
Writing in
Peterson's E-WRITING style
is a great mind exercise.
The mind is very involved
in making the formatting changes
as you write.
Sentences are one or more phrases
placed vertically
rather than horizontally.
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VERTICAL STACKING
OF PHRASES HELPS READERS
The mind is assisted
by the visual shape
and familiar parts of a phrase.
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HOW TO WRITE SENTENCE CLUSTERS
Short meaning clusters
are formatted to signal
the reader's mind.
Clusters transmit
the writer's intentions
more clearly.
Sentence clusters are
separated by line spaces.
Readers can understand
and remember more.
Thought clustering allows
faster recognition.
Clustering allows faster
and more accurate reading.
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ADVANTAGES FOR BUSINESS
AND GOVERNMENT
A plain and less punctuated
writing style can go a long way
to improve communication
and help with product marketing.
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E-WRITING SAVES TIME
E-WRITING SAVES MONEY
You may cut your staff training
time in half by having our staff
re-edit your training manuals.
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TRIMMING THE "FAT"
FROM BUSINESS WRITING
Learning good dictating skills
is difficult.
Rewriting the dictation
into most writing styles
is even slower.
How long has it been
since you could hire a secretary?
Few managers have
a secretary today.
If you have help it is from
an Administrative Assistant
who doesn't take shorthand.
Many managers must
do their own writing.
Some try to manage by phone
and play phone tag daily.
Q.
Why not pick up the phone?
A.
Misinterpreted verbal instructions.
Q.
How many times have you heard this?
"I thought you said?"
A.
Some wise man said,
"A pen is mightier than a sword."
Consider eliminating some
time-consuming conversations
that can't get to the point.
Some letters never
get to the point.
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E-WRITING CAN BE FASTER
THAN A SECRETARY
Write the letter in less time
than it takes to arrange
for some one to take orders
or dictation in your office.
E-WRITING can be quicker
than walking across the hall
to dictate or hand someone
a Dictaphone tape.
It takes time
to come to your office.
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DO YOUR OWN E-WRITING
Write clear, short thoughts
or phrases on separate lines.
Write like you speak on paper
for your reader's mind.
Send your letter
to multiple recipients
with one click.
Include points for
reference and review.
Attach supporting articles.
Documentation.
E-WRITING a letter can be
faster than sending a fax
or making some notes
on someone's letter to you.
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INSTANT TRANSMISSION
Delivery is Simple.
Copies are not lost in the fax room.
Arrange your thoughts
for your reader.
It is easier to edit
your E-WRITING sentence
than to apologize
for an "off the cuff" remark.
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INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS BENEFITS
Cross border transactions
and international e-commerce
is in our immediate future.
Better solutions are needed now.
Our solution is to create
phrases that translate
more accurately.
E-WRITING can be a more useful
international language.
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WHICH WRITING STYLES
CAN YOU WRITE?
Outline?
SAT essay?
Biography?
Novel?
Advertising?
Proposal?
Legal?
Poetry?
Old English?
Middle English?
Modern English?
Scientific?
APA?
Decisive writing?
Editorial writing?
Internet style?
E-WRITING STYLE
If you have the time,
write anyway that you wish.
If you are short of time
consider E-WRITING and E-READING.
You can choose several
E-WRITING STYLES including:
Multiple punctuation levels.
Minimum punctuation.
More punctuation.
Traditional punctuation.
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WRITE FOR YOUR READER
HOW TO EASY WRITE
Write one thought on each line.
Use a period and a line space
when you have completed
a sentence.
All titles flush left.
No centering.
No indents at beginning of paragraphs.
No paragraphs.
No semicolons.
No commas or limited commas.
Make sentences shorter.
Make vertical clusters
out of your sentences.
The first line states the situation
or asks the questions.
The next and following lines
define and clarify.
More following lines
give one or multiple answers.
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WRITE IN PHRASES
JUST LIKE YOU SPEAK
Connect your thoughts
with your readers' knowledge.
What is important in your letter?
Say it in four or five phrases.
Don't bury your ideas
in long sentences.
Short sentences
have more impact.
Say what you want to say
and stop.
Don't drag it out.
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RELAX WHEN WRITING
We all think of extra phrases
when we reread our letters.
Add inserts if you like.
You don't have to rewrite as much.
Just insert more of your points
where they fit best.
What is important in your letter?
Make your point without
long, confusing sentences.
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HOW ABOUT MEMORY?
Long sentences cause
your readers confusion.
Long sentences far exceed
a reader's short-term
memory capacity.
"Out of memory"
means, you can't
"save" any more.
You start "overwriting" -
getting distracted and confused.
Overwriting means
replacing one thought
with the next thought
to come along.
Overwriting causes
inefficient regressions.
You may miss the author's point.
The Solution?
Shorten long sentences
into vertical clusters of phrases.
What you have been reading
is an example of vertical phrase
clusters.
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ARRANGE YOUR THOUGHTS
FOR YOUR READERS
It is easy to convert
your good speech
into good writing.
Avoid the problems
of long sentences.
Break sentences into
thoughts or phrases
for your reader.
Make each short line
a thought or a phrase.
Add supporting phrases
or conditions.
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STUDENTS NEED CHOICES
Students need choices
of writing styles.
They need faster writing styles.
E-WRITING is simpler
style and format.
We teach E-WRITING as part
of a gradual continuum
to more complicated,
traditional styles.
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WHY DOES E-WRITING WORK?
Our lives are very similar
and repetitive.
We are good at learning.
We are good copiers
of repetitive input.
Infants see the same
rituals over and over.
Eating and movement.
Grimaces and sounds.
Most of an infant's observations
are repeated again and again
with minute variations.
Infants are curious
about any small deviation.
Their search for meaning
is actively looking for differences.
Infants practice decision making
billions of times
in their first years.
We have all learned
from similar environments.
We have mimicked each other's
language patterns.
We mimic so well that
we can usually finish
each other's sentences.
Why does fast E-WRITING work?
EXPECTANCY
Short phrases or sentences
sitting on top of one another
allow quicker comprehension.
Many common phrases
are followed by more
common phrases.
Most word and phrase orders
are very familiar to the mind.
After seeing two or three words
the mind decides
the probable endings
of many familiar phrases.
Careful analysis of the sentence
is usually not necessary.
The group of sentences will
usually correct any
misunderstanding or confusion.
Author redundancy
in the writing
may also limit confusion.
Vertical groupings of phrases
are more easily understood
and assembled into meaning.
The main idea
and the supporting phrases
are closer together.
Recognition of meaning
is more rapid.
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PAIRING NEW PHRASES
WITH COMMON OLD PHRASES
Phrases are
the building blocks
of speech and writing.
Reading is the recognition
of the phrases and their
separate and combined meanings.
It is easy to underestimate our
cumulative total exposures
to auditory phrases.
Familiar word and phrase uses
help you make good guesses
about unfamiliar words.
Instant recognition
of the common words in a phrase
clarifies the usage of the new word.
An unusual usage causes us
to make an adjustment or correction.
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WE SPEAK IN PHRASES
Our phrase usage
corrects our grammar.
We correct most of our own grammar
by comparing it
with previous grammar models.
Lincoln was a master
at phrasing his speeches.
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PRONUNCIATION
We learn to make
pronunciation corrections
before someone makes them for us.
We give ourselves feedback
with inner-speech before
making audible sounds.
Studies show pronunciation
of a three year old
is 96 percent correct.
Adults rarely make mistakes.
How can we be so accurate?
As infants grow, the billions
of auditory inputs
establish many
pronunciation and grammar rules.
The rules limit the speaking
combinations we use.
The mind rehearses
most or all of its phrases
before saying them.
After rehearsal the mind selects
the most correct phrase to say.
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CULTURAL FEEDBACK
We are motivated to use
conforming body language,
speech, and writing.
Failure to conform
earns almost immediate correction
and criticism.
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GRAMMAR IS EASILY CORRECTED
BY MODELS IN THE CULTURE
We quickly learn to correct
any error by repeated exposure
to correct grammar models.
MIND COMMENTARY
We have developed
an enormous ability
to recognize relationships
between words and past experiences.
DIFFERENT WORD ORDERS
MEAN THE SAME THING
TO THE MIND
Blue violets
Violets blue means the same thing.
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EYE MOVEMENTS
FIXATIONS AND SACCADES
Studies show readers seldom
make fixations on both ends
of the phrase.
Your mind doesn't need
all the word endings
and all the sentence endings
in order to understand.
Sentence endings are
very repetitively used
speech patterns.
The mind is continually
referencing and comparing.
Your mind will decide
if you need to make a regression
and back up to look again.
Note:
Peterson has written thousands
of pages about writing and learning.
Click for a list of free e-books.
E-mail your technical questions.
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Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN ELECTRONIC EWRITING
AND ENHANCED E-WRITING?
ENHANCED E-WRITING
ENHANCED E-WRITING is
custom editing and writing
of meaning clusters
for the mind of the reader.
Re-editing an article or book
to Enhanced Meaning Cluster E-WRITING takes much longer.
The writer and editors
try to anticipate
the thinking styles
of the readers.
The result is faster
and more accurate reading.
Comprehension is increased.
Memory is increased.
Much redundancy is eliminated.
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ENHANCED E-EDITING
Editing requires costly
reading and re-reading
of each line and thought.
Line breaks are inserted
at natural breath pauses
to allow more rhythmical reading.
Most commas are substituted
with line breaks.
Enhanced E-WRITING optimizes high-speed,
thought-recognition process.
Line lengths are adjusted
so most short phrases
fit on one line.
Long sentences are
divided and may be rewritten.
Enhanced editing cuts
difficult sentences into
more understandable
vertical clusters.
Some lists are rewritten
to improve memory
and neurological storage
in the brain.
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THE GOALS
Idealizing transmission
of information.
Limiting some of the decisions
the brain must make
before digesting the author's
intent and information.
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ELECTRONIC E-WRITING
LOW COST FORMATTING
A line space after all periods
creates readable clusters.
The eye always knows
where new thoughts
and sentences start.
Breaking long sentences
after commas separates
some of the phrases.
After a comma sentences continue
at the left margin.
A narrower page
allows vertical reading.
Larger typestyles
speed recognition.
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PROBLEM
ELECTRONIC E-WRITING
IS NOT AS READABLE
AS ENHANCED E-WRITING
Electronic reformatting leaves
some of the thoughts and phrases
divided at the wrong place.
The reader will have
to make some adjustments.
Electronic E-WRITING and clustering
is still less confusing
than wide pages and paragraphs.
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PARTIAL LIST
OF ADJUSTMENTS
Multiple periods ...
will appear on separate lines.
Dates with a comma will appear on 2 lines.
March 17,
1879.
Names with a Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.
will appear on three lines.
THE GOOD NEWS
Narrow margins and line spaces
after periods really
help the mind.
THE BAD NEWS
Some margin settings will cut
into the middle of some thoughts.
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DEFINITIONS:
FIXATIONS
50 millisecond to 200 millisecond
stops of the eye.
SACCADES
The movement between fixations.
PETERSON E-WRITING STYLES
Writing styles
for rapid transfer
to the mind.
Brief form writing that creates
vivid scenarios for memory.
PETERSON MEANING SEARCHES 555
High-speed "main idea" searches
to find and organize
supplemental information.
ACCELERATED THINKING 555
The high-speed learning system
used by students
at Accelerated Schools.
MEMORY PATTERNS
Handwritten diagrams
of input words
and clusters.
TELLBACKS
Reading to understand and remember
is very difficult.
When students do tell-backs
they aren't bored.
They are consolidating the input.
They are transforming
their idling brain.
Tell-backs are a mind organization
process.
FASTWRITE
Fast hand or electronic
writing for rough drafts.
Thruput speed is usually
25 to 35 words per minute.
We teach FASTWRITES
to help students
understand and remember.
E-WRITING IS A WAY
TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING
High impact
Easier to absorb.
Easier to remember.
PETERSON E-WRITING
Makes good books better.
Makes writing
easier to understand.
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