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* If you want to improve your writing, I highly recommend reading either * If you want to improve your writing, I highly recommend reading either
[_Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace_](https://amzn.com/0134080416), or [_Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace_](https://amzn.com/0134080416), or
[_The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader's Perspective_]( https://amzn.com/0205296327). Both books will help you understand the structure of sentences and [_The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader's Perspective_](https://amzn.com/0205296327) by George Gopen. Both books will help you understand the structure of sentences and
paragraphs and give you the tools to make your writing more clear. (These paragraphs and give you the tools to make your writing more clear. (These
books are rather expensive if purchased new, but they're used by many English books are rather expensive if purchased new, but they're used by many English
classes so there are plenty of cheap second-hand copies available.) classes so there are plenty of cheap second-hand copies available.)
George Gopen also has a number of short articles on writing at
<http://georgegopen.com/articles/litigation/>. They are aimed at lawyers,
but almost everything applies to data scientists too.
* To improve your presentation skills, I recommend * To improve your presentation skills, I recommend
[_Presentation Patterns_](https://amzn.com/0321820800), by Neal Ford, [_Presentation Patterns_](https://amzn.com/0321820800), by Neal Ford,
Matthew McCollough, and Nathaniel Schutta. It provides a set of effective Matthew McCollough, and Nathaniel Schutta. It provides a set of effective