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Make music from your words

Five-word sentences are fine. Even three words. One. But to really create a musical rhythm with your words, you need to vary the length. Aim for fifteen-word sentences as a maximum, unless, like this, you want to engage your learner further, for longer. A combination of short, medium, and long sentences creates copy that learners love to read.

‘Actually, that’s pretty good advice,’ thought Dani. ‘I couldn’t have written it better myself.’

“Ok mate, so all I need to do is explain why we prefer content with storytelling? That it helps key learning to stick, and that having it weave through eLearning makes it engaging, relatable, and simple?”

“Like this conversation?” “Exactly.” Dani felt immediately more relaxed. Like that indescribable feeling of joy when a job that’s been hanging over his head has been completed. “Well, in that case, I’ll rustle something up tonight. But I expect a bonus, yeah?” “Naturally. I’ll sort that out for you,” promised Tom.

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