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Preserving certainty
The original information describes Friday's delivery as tentative, dependent on approval of the final requirements.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLENO CLIENT DATA
Say It Clearly — with Sapna
Before, after — and why.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
“We are targeting Friday's delivery, subject to approval of the final requirements.”
NO CLAIMED CLIENT RESULTSBefore
“We will deliver on Friday.”
After
“We are targeting Friday's delivery, subject to approval of the final requirements.”
Reason for the change
Clear writing does not mean deleting important conditions. A tentative date stayed tentative — a grammatically clean sentence must not become a false commitment.
Reader → Purpose → Facts → Structure → Next step
Steps you can reuse.
- Check how certain the original information actually is
- Keep conditions that change the commitment
- Make the dependency visible to the reader
- Have the document owner approve the final wording
TEMPLATE Document review checklist