Activate Your Writing
Many projects and programs seek to take action against a problem. However, a lot of writing suffers from an overuse of passive language, which can make your message seem weak or underwhelming.
Sentences can be either active or passive; the distinction is in whether or not there is someone or something performing the action.
The classic example of a passive sentence comes from Richard Nixon following the Watergate ordeal. As Nixon stated in a press conference, “Mistakes were made.”
