List at least five suggestions for choosing a writing style that results in a more effective formal report?


• Avoid first-person pronouns as a rule.
• Use active voice.
• Use tense consistently.
• Avoid placing two headings consecutively without intervening text.
• Use a variety of coherence techniques.
• Use tabulations and enumerations.
• Define terms carefully.
• Check for variety.

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