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Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform
by Patrick Henry Winston
Description: Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform provides strategies for organizing thoughts and communicating effectively in both speech and writing, aimed at professionals, educators, and students
ISBN: 0262539381
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parconley · 2025-09-04 · Original thread
After looking for further reading about Patrick's thoughts on communication, here's what I found.

https://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.803/index.html - The supplementary reading list for this class looks interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/Make-Clear-Speak-Persuade-Inform/dp/0... - Patrick co-authored a book on communication based on said class.

alister · 2025-09-02 · Original thread
Patrick Winston also wrote a book about presentation and communication: Make It Clear: Speak and Write to Persuade and Inform. It was published a year after he passed away.

https://www.amazon.com/Make-Clear-Speak-Persuade-Inform/dp/0...

caddemon · 2020-12-26 · Original thread
Seconding this, and also wanted to recommend the book "Make it Clear", which contains a lot of PHW's communication advice beyond just talks. https://www.amazon.com/Make-Clear-Speak-Persuade-Inform/dp/0...