Precis Writing

Some of the skills required for Precis Writing are:

• Keep the length to about one-third of the original passage.
• Write in the third person and use the past tense.
• Ensure logical flow and coherence throughout the summary.
• Maintain a neutral and objective tone.
• Avoid copying sentences verbatim, except for essential terms or technical phrases.
• Do not include personal opinions or remarks.
• Refrain from using emotional or exaggerated language.

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. 

Precis writing is summarizing the text in brief by keeping the key details intact without any personal ideas or jargons. While writing precisely, certain rules must be followed to cover only important aspect in the text.