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  "description": "Finance people know their reports are rubbish.\n\nToo long, too technical, too boring. Hard to read.\n\nThen they go back to their desks and write exactly the same way.\n\nI've been in finance for over 30 years. I've written two textbooks and taught at business schools. I've seen this pattern everywhere.\n\nPeople complain about bad writing. They agree it matters. But they don't change.\n\nWhy not?\n\nMaybe they think good writing is a gift you're born with. Maybe they're too busy. Maybe they don't know whe",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T10:51:13.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Finance people know their reports are rubbish.\n\nToo long, too technical, too boring. Hard to read.\n\nThen they go back to their desks and write exactly the same way.\n\nI've been in finance for over 30 years. I've written two textbooks and taught at business schools. I've seen this pattern everywhere.\n\nPeople complain about bad writing. They agree it matters. But they don't change.\n\nWhy not?\n\nMaybe they think good writing is a gift you're born with. Maybe they're too busy. Maybe they don't know where to start.\n\nHere's what I know: **writing clearly isn't magic**. It's a skill. You can learn it.\n\nWhen I was a young accountant I wrote dense, bureaucratic reports just like everyone else before me had done. I was copying the style I found in the files and no-one complained.\n\nI have gone from that to writing textbooks that people actually enjoy reading. I had to learn the principles and practise using them.\n\nThe same principles work for board papers, budget reports, business cases and emails.\n\nShort paragraphs. Plain language. Structure that guides the reader.\n\nSo here's my question: if you know your documents could be better, what's stopping you from learning how to fix them?\n\nIs it time? Confidence? Not knowing where to begin?\n\nWhy not get in touch with me? I can help you.\n\nSend me an email",
  "title": "What's stopping you from learning how to fix your reports?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-11T10:51:13.000Z"
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