Revision Techniques for Accountants: Means for More Effective and Efficient Written Communication.

Abstract

The authors identify three major weaknesses In the writing of accountants: excessive nominalization, overuse of passive verbs, and lack of transitions. Citing recent research on language processing, the authors contend that these weaknesses severely damage the effectiveness and efficiency of writing, so they present three teachable principles of revision that can help accountants achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency.