Rewriting Digital Content for Brevity 長篇內容的精簡寫作技巧

寫作要簡潔（concise），不僅提升使用者體驗，還能增加文章被閱讀的可能性。本指南提供具體方法，幫助減少字數，同時保持內容的清晰度與資訊完整性。

1. 去掉“心頭好” Kill Your Darlings

英文：Delete unnecessary phrases or sentences you’re emotionally attached to.

中文：刪除情感上依賴卻無實際意義的句子或短語。

原文：Inclusion is the future of UX. In fact, inclusion is the future of our world. By following these guidelines, your research can be more ethical and thorough.

精簡後：By following these guidelines, your research can be more ethical and thorough.

刪除不必要的感性表達，保留關鍵內容。如果難以取捨，將刪除的部分單獨儲存，確保整體內容邏輯流暢。

2. 刪除冗餘詞 Unnecessary Words

英文：Identify expletives, unnecessary determiners, modifiers, and passive verbs.

中文：找出無意義的詞（如“it is”）、冗長修飾語及被動句。

案例1：刪掉無意義的詞

原文：It is important to involve stakeholders when designing personas.

精簡後：Involving stakeholders is important when designing personas.

案例2：避免過度修飾

原文：Accordions are extremely valuable tools for mobile designs.

精簡後：Accordions are valuable tools for mobile designs.

刪除“it is”、“there are”等詞，直接表達主旨。

避免過度使用“absolutely”、“very”等副詞。

3. 避免重複表達 Redundancy

英文：Eliminate redundant phrases or repeated ideas.

中文：刪除重複的短語或多餘的資訊。

原文：AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, Bing Chat, and so on, are likely to change the internet.

精簡後：AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Bing Chat, are likely to change the internet.

要點：注意列表中的贅述部分，例如“and so on”。在句子內和段落中，仔細檢查是否有重複的資訊。

4. 檢查從句 Dependent Clauses

英文：Remove dependent clauses that don’t add value.

中文：刪除不增加資訊量的從句。

原文：As we all know, UX designers must work with many different stakeholders.

精簡後：UX designers must work with many different stakeholders.

要點：刪除多餘的引言式從句，例如“As we all know”。確保刪除從句後，句意仍然完整。

5. 考慮內容的受眾與目的 Consider Your Content

英文：Adapt content to audience knowledge and project goals.

中文：根據受眾知識水平和專案目標調整內容。

原文：The field of UX, or user experience, has grown substantially in the past 20 years.

精簡後：The field of UX has grown substantially in the past 20 years.

要點：刪除讀者已知或與背景無關的多餘資訊。針對內容用途精簡細節，如影片描述可以簡略，而博文需要詳盡。

6. 刪除過多細節 Look for Excess Information

英文：Remove unnecessary details your audience doesn’t need.

中文：刪除受眾不需要的細節。

原文：The field of UX, or user experience, has grown substantially in the past 20 years.

精簡後：The field of UX has grown substantially in the past 20 years.

要點：不要為常識性資訊佔用太多篇幅。根據內容上下文決定細節的取捨。

7. 調整語序 Rearrange

英文：Rearrange sentence structure to uncover excessive words.

中文：調整句子結構，發現多餘的詞語。

原文：If you aren't familiar with Figma's advanced features, adding certain interactions might be difficult. Until you feel comfortable with Figma, save yourself time, money, and a headache by creating a noninteractive prototype.

精簡後：If you aren’t familiar with Figma’s advanced features, your interactive prototype may frustrate stakeholders because it’s hard to use. Until you feel comfortable, save time by creating a noninteractive prototype.

要點：透過調整語序發現可刪除的多餘文字。最佳化句子的邏輯流暢性。