Editing for an audience

Preserve meaning while adapting structure and detail for a different audience.

Preserve meaning while adapting structure and detail for a different audience. Define necessary terms and remove repetition, but keep limitations that affect the validity of the conclusion.

Practical examples

The technical summary explains the method; the public summary explains why the result matters.

يشرح الملخص التقني المنهج، ويشرح الملخص العام أهمية النتيجة.

We simplified the wording without changing the conclusion.

بسطنا الصياغة دون تغيير الاستنتاج.

This limitation should remain in both versions.

ينبغي أن يبقى هذا القيد في النسختين.

Check your understanding

1. What should survive simplification?