Today’s post demonstrates how specific, informative headings increase readability and contribute to the F-shaped reading pattern.

“Informative Headings Improve Readability,” a PDF document from the University of Minnesota (also embedded below), shows the differences between generic category headings, descriptive headings, and informative headings. As a rule of thumb, if your headings are so general that they could appear in any document, you can improve them.

As you examine the three kinds of headings, think about how you can apply this fact to your Recommendation Report. Add a comment that shows how you might revise a heading to make it more informative.