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How to comment documents

Create an added value: comments like: "this should be changed", "this is not correct", "please update" are not helpful. What you mean, may be clear to you, but the reader will need to try and understand what you mean.


Make the changes yourself


Include the comments in the document instead of listing them in a separate email. If you have an amend text in front of you, you can easily assess whether the change is appropriate or not. But if someone says: "the section regarding leverage should be adjusted to take into account the new investment strategy.", the person reviewing the comment will first need to find the relevant section (which depending on the length of the document and the number of difference section relating to leverage and second the person will need to know what the new investment strategy is and they will need to know what exactly you mean with "adjust".

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