Your story should be clear and concise, with data to back up assumptions.

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Within these media, it is important that the message be extremely clear and concise.

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With this law, students who take out college loans will be provided clear and concise information about their obligations.

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From now on, every American will be empowered with the clear and concise information you need to make financial decisions that are best for you.

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From now on, every consumer will be empowered with the clear and concise information that you need to make financial decisions that are best for you.

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There were other takeaways of course: be on time (I have no tolerance for being late), have clear and concise directions and be frugal (Eli, after all, paid cash and kept my tips).

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Most significantly, I would be hard-pressed to understand how an algorithm can identify clear, concise and compelling communicators, or those with sufficiently-honed instincts to advise the C-Suite on how to behave in a crisis.

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