Briefle words · Writing & copy
Active voice
A sentence where the subject does the action, as in 'we'll send the report', rather than having it done to it.
Say it to an AI
Meeting recap for the Oct 2 launch sync. Write every line in active voice as an action item: owner first, verb, task, due date (e.g. 'Aisha will email beta users by Friday'). No passive constructions like 'it was decided' or 'will be reviewed'.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Meeting recap notes”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A product manager posts the notes from a launch meeting to the team's shared workspace.
Why: Every line in B names its doer up front: 'Leo will update…', 'Aisha will email…', 'Jin will book…'.
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Room 1 · Essentials
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