What skills are needed for Precis Writing?

The two important features of Precis Writing are:

Clarity: It should be written in straightforward, unambiguous language that is easy to comprehend.

Conciseness: The precis must be short and focused, generally one-third the length of the original text, excluding all unnecessary information.

The ten golden rules of precis writing include identifying the central idea, avoiding the repetition of key sentences from the original text, ensuring brevity and clarity, showcasing the writer's understanding, using original language, refraining from direct speech, incorporating statistical details appropriately, and concluding objectively without personal opinions. The precis should aim to retain the essence of the original passage in a concise form, presenting all significant points logically and coherently while eliminating unnecessary details.

A good precise writing should follow the below guidelines to avoid errors:

• The sentence must be short and clear
• Use easy words which are easy to understand
• It should be written in own words
• It must be 1/3^rd of the original text

Generally a precise writing in written in present tense only if the event has not ended. Also, precise must be written in reported or indirect speech i.e., in third person (he, she, it, they).

The precise writing helps in providing text briefly and as clear as possible. The important ideas are provided and the irrelevant information are cut down. Precise text provides the central ideas and saves time from reading long texts.