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Smart Brevity

The Power of Saying More with Less
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Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei, Roy Schwartz, and Mike Allen focuses on effective communication in today's fast-paced world. It offers strategies for distilling complex information into concise and impactful messaging, crucial for engaging audiences in business and entrepreneurship. The authors draw on their experiences to provide insights into capturing attention and conveying ideas clearly.
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The guide to saying more with less.

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THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO SAYING MORE WITH LESS --NOW A WALL STREET JOURNAL AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER--

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritise essential news and information, explain its impact, and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevityβ€”think Strunk and White's Elements of Style for the digital age.

In Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business, and communications.

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Smart Brevity is lauded for its effective approach to conveying messages clearly in today's fast-paced world. Reviewers highlight its practical advice for succinct communication, noting the engaging writing style and the punchy, well-crafted sentences. This book is praised for guiding readers to cut through the noise and communicate effectively in an era of information overload.

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ISBN: 9781399809641

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: John Murray Business

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 298g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Jim VandeHei is the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Axios, a media company focused on breaking news and invaluable insights across business, politics, technology and the world. Before Axios, VandeHei co-founded and was CEO of Politico, the media company that upended and revolutionized political and policy journalism in Washington, New York, and Europe.

Mike Allen is a co-founder of Axios and Politico, where he created the Playbook franchise and helped build the company for its first decade.

Roy Schwartz is the co-founder and President of Axios.

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