{"id":25334,"date":"2021-01-09T07:29:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T11:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=25334"},"modified":"2024-01-01T08:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T12:47:05","slug":"how-do-you-define-readability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you define readability?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Measure, monitor and manage your message\u2019s reading ease<\/h2>\n<p>How do you define readability? Readability measures how easy your message is to read. That measurement is based on factors like sentence and word length.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25347\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/define-readability\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" data-orig-size=\"453,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"define-readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image by Sinart Creative&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability-300x199.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" alt=\"How do you define readability?\" title=\"How do you define readability?\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25347 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png 453w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability-300x199.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 453px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 453\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/define-readability\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" data-orig-size=\"453,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"define-readability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image by Sinart Creative&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability-300x199.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png\" alt=\"How do you define readability?\" title=\"How do you define readability?\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability.png 453w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/define-readability-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Readability measures how easy your message is to read. That measurement is based on factors like sentence and word length. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/readable-word-on-card-index-paper-515644663\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by Sinart Creative<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Two elements of readability<\/h3>\n<p>Two elements contribute to reading ease, according to readability expert William H. DuBay (PDF): the reader and the writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The reader<\/strong>. Reader traits that affect readability include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reading skills<\/strong>. Caution: Your reader\u2019s skills might not be as good as you think.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prior knowledge<\/strong>. The more they know, the more interested they are. And the higher their reading skill, the more general knowledge they\u2019ll have.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interest<\/strong>. How much do they care about, say, the company\u2019s new mission statement?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motivation<\/strong>. What carrots and sticks are in play for learning this information?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Easier writing, DuBay writes, can compensate for these issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The writing<\/strong>. In <em>What Makes a Book Readable<\/em>, researchers William S. Gray and Bernice Leary identified 228 elements of readability. Then they organized them into four components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Content<\/strong> \u2014 arguments, structure, coherence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style<\/strong> \u2014 semantic (words) and syntactic (sentences)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Design<\/strong> \u2014 typography, layout, illustrations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organization<\/strong> \u2014 chapters, navigation, headings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s not a lot you can do about your reader\u2019s skills, knowledge, interest and motivation. But you can make your writing more readable.<\/p>\n<h3>Readability tools<\/h3>\n<p>The good news is, it is possible to measure, monitor and manage readability to reach more readers. More than 130 years of readability research gives us standards to shoot for. And online readability tools make it easier than ever to make sure we\u2019re meeting these standards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/storytoolz-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"storytoolz-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25341 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/281;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/storytoolz-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"storytoolz-logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo.png 500w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/storytoolz-logo-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Among my favorite online readability tools: <a href=\"https:\/\/storytoolz.com\/readability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StoryToolz\u2019 Readability Calculator<\/a>. (Learn about some of my other favorite tools.)<\/p>\n<p>Plug in a chunk of copy, and STORYtoolz will run it through seven readability indexes. STORYtoolz also delivers a wealth of other readability information. You\u2019ll get 34 pieces of data in all, from your longest sentence length to the number of to be verbs.<\/p>\n<p>Ready? Let\u2019s grab your numbers.<\/p>\n<h3>How readable is my message?<\/h3>\n<p>Run your message through <a href=\"https:\/\/storytoolz.com\/readability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StoryToolz<\/a> and capture your numbers here:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading levels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/reading-levels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-levels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels-300x132.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" alt=\"Reading levels\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28351 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels-300x132.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/264;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/reading-levels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-levels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels-300x132.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png\" alt=\"Reading levels\" width=\"600\" height=\"264\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/reading-levels-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level\u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Flesch Reading Ease \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>(Don\u2019t worry about the others.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/11\/measure-reading-levels-with-readability-indexes\/\">Learn more about readability indexes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/sentence-info\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sentence-info\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info-300x121.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" alt=\"Information info\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28353 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info-300x121.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/241;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/sentence-info\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sentence-info\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info-300x121.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png\" alt=\"Information info\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-info-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Number of characters\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of words\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Characters per word\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Syllables per word\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of sentences \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Words per sentence \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of short sentences\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/short-sentences-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"short-sentences\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences-300x121.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" alt=\"Short sentences\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28354 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences-300x121.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/241;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/short-sentences-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,241\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"short-sentences\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences-300x121.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png\" alt=\"Short sentences\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/short-sentences-300x121.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Number of long sentences\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of paragraphs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ___________________________<\/p>\n<p>Sentences per paragraph\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of questions \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of passive sentences\u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Longest sentence \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Shortest sentence \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Word usage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/word-usage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"word-usage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage-300x113.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" alt=\"Word usage\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28355 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage-300x113.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28355\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/word-usage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"word-usage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage-300x113.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png\" alt=\"Word usage\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/word-usage-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Number of to be verbs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of auxiliary verbs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of conjunctions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of pronouns \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of prepositions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Number of nouned words \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/word-length\/\">Learn more about word usage and readability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sentence beginnings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/sentence-beginnings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sentence-beginnings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings-300x128.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" alt=\"Sentence beginnings\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28352 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings-300x128.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/255;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/01\/how-do-you-define-readability\/sentence-beginnings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sentence-beginnings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings-300x128.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png\" alt=\"Sentence beginnings\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/sentence-beginnings-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Pronouns \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Question pronouns\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \t\t\t__________________________<\/p>\n<p>Articles\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Subordinating conjunctions \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Conjunctions \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p>Prepositions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 __________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/ideal-sentence-length\/\">Learn more about sentence structure and readability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Now what?<\/h3>\n<p>These content metrics and readability formulas will help you measure readability \u2014 how easy or difficult to read your message is. Use these readability scores to identify opportunities to make your messages easier to understand. (Tip: High-school grade-level averages are too high for most audiences.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/how-to-improve-readability\/new-york-times-readability\/\">Learn more about measuring readability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='MMC-Clear' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-81\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/mini-master-classes-home\/clear-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training-mmc.png\" alt=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training-mmc.png\" alt=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>Reach more readers with tight writing<\/h3>\r\n\t\r\n<p>Would your piece be twice as good if it were half as long? Yes, say readability experts.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<p>So how long should your message be? Your paragraphs? Your sentences? Your words? 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