Report writing
Your LNC Report’s Appearance
Your LNC report’s appearance is critical to providing what your client needs. Let’s look at how you can successfully create and present your LNC report. Join me in an aspect of macroscopic editing: finetuning the overall look of the work product. The recommendations below, while specifically written with reports in mind, can apply to any…
Read MoreThe LNC Guide to Proofreading and Editing
The LNC Guide to Proofreading and Editing Have you ever made a cringe-worthy typo? Embarrassing typos reflect your expertise. Knowing how to proofread your work product makes the difference between something that makes you ashamed and something that makes you proud. Sound harsh? There are many typos in everyday signs, on the internet, and in…
Read MoreLNC Sample Reports: A Key Tool for Learning and Sales
How can you take advantage of sample reports to boost your expertise and enhance your reputation? As LNCs, we play an invaluable role in the legal industry, offering expert opinions and insights regarding medical issues related to legal cases. With extensive medical terminology knowledge and procedural know-how at hand, we provide expert witness testimony and…
Read MoreHow to Edit Your Reports
You’ve written a report; you’ve put a lot of time and thought into it. You have an investment in it. Now you need to edit your reports. You can find lots of practical advice about how to edit your work. However, none of these suggestions will work for you until you address issues that have…
Read MoreActive Wording Attracts Active Attorney Readers
Passive sentence construction can drain the power and focus of your writing. Yet, it is such a natural way for us to write. Healthcare providers often slip into passive voice like putting on a comfortable slipper. Yet active wording is much more compelling. I’ve taught many LNCs how to use active wording. It takes time…
Read MoreWriting Tips for the LNC
Legal nurse consultants who write well easily convey their ideas and increase their business. Poor writing makes you stand out – in an unpleasant way. Here are some writing tips. Easily Confused Words: Insure, Ensure, Assure Insure relates to insurance policies and limiting financial liability. Assure is something you say or do to make another…
Read MoreThe Treacherous Homophones
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning. Attorneys are very particular about how LNC reports are written. Don’t embarrass yourself by misusing these homophones. Please note that some of the word pairs aren’t pure homophones, such as lose and loose. I include them because they’re…
Read MoreTips for Natural Sounding Writing
You have just finished reviewing a set of medical records. The client asked you to describe the injuries the plaintiff sustained in the crash. You want your report to contain natural-sounding writing. Do you ever wonder if you are setting the right tone with your writing? When it comes to that, many LNCs freeze in…
Read MoreHow to Proofread Your LNC Work Product
Have you ever made a cringe-worthy typo? I have. Embarrassing typos reflect on your expertise for creating detailed oriented reports and other work product for attorneys. Knowing how to proofread your work product makes the difference between something that makes you ashamed and something that makes you proud. Sound harsh? There are a lot of…
Read MoreIncrease the Attorney’s Comprehension of Your LNC Reports
Comprehension is affected by the many design elements that you put in your documents. You can increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC reports by following some sophisticated techniques based on research of readers’ preferences. Use of justification to increase the attorney’s comprehension of your LNC report Research about justification shows that people understand left…
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