{"id":112381,"date":"2023-09-02T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=112381"},"modified":"2023-09-05T16:02:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T20:02:05","slug":"how-to-communicate-clearly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you tend to talk around your message rather than hit the nail on the head? Can you tell whether someone is tracking with you when you&#8217;re talking?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Williams explains that expressing yourself accurately and clearly is crucial. If you don\u2019t, the other person will likely misunderstand you, and you\u2019ll fail to achieve your goal for the conversation. He offers three tips for staying clear and on point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to learn how to communicate clearly and get an accurate message across that&#8217;s likely to be understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-1-communicate-about-important-topics-face-to-face\">Tip #1: Communicate About Important Topics Face-to-Face<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams&#8217;s first bit of advice on how to communicate clearly seeks to recapture something we&#8217;ve lost in the digital age. He suggests holding important conversations face-to-face, not via text messaging, noting that misunderstandings are much more common in written communication like texts or emails. This is because you\u2019re not able to pick up on nonverbal elements like tone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/body-language-crucial-conversations\/\">body language<\/a>, and facial expressions, which are important to understanding the other person&#8217;s feelings and intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The authors of <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/difficult-conversations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Difficult Conversations<\/em><\/a> reiterate that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/difficult-conversations\/appendix#q7-phone-and-email-conversations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emotional topics are best discussed in person rather than over text-based messaging<\/a>. However, they state that text conversations aren\u2019t always avoidable\u2013especially if the other person initiates one or insists upon one. They therefore provide a few tips for effective text-based conversation. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/difficult-conversations\/appendix#tips-for-reading-emails-or-texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">try to give the other person the benefit of the doubt and assume good intentions when reading their messages<\/a>. If you get too emotional to do this, take a break and return to the message later. Further, to ensure the other person understands <em>your<\/em> messages, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/difficult-conversations\/appendix#tips-for-writing-or-responding-to-emails-or-texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">be as explicit as possible about your intentions, reasoning, and emotional state<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-2-be-concise-and-direct\">Tip #2: Be Concise and Direct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Williams recommends using as few words as possible whenever you communicate\u2014the fewer words you use, the less room there is for misinterpretation. Further, directly state what you want or need to make it easier for the other person to understand your message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While being direct and concise may ensure your message is understood, this terseness can sometimes be perceived as abrupt or rude. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/how-clear-concise-aggressive-rude-yael-elkarat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To avoid offending the other person while still being clear and direct, use \u201csofteners,\u201d<\/a> such as \u201cperhaps,\u201d \u201cmaybe,\u201d and \u201cit might be worth considering.\u201d For example, rather than saying, \u201cWe need to equally split the burden of chores. I want you to start unloading the dishwasher every other day,\u201d say, \u201cI\u2019d like us to make chore distribution more equal. Would you consider unloading the dishwasher every other day?\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tip-3-check-for-understanding\">Tip #3: Check for Understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than assuming you and the other person understand each other, Williams says you must regularly check in by summarizing what\u2019s happened in the discussion so far and ensuring the other person is on the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Experts reiterate the importance of checking in to clarify understanding, adding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sihui.io\/communication-same-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in information-dense conversations, people tend to retain less than half of the information discussed<\/a>. As a result, you should intentionally repeat important principles multiple times throughout the conversation to aid memory.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you tend to talk around your message rather than hit the nail on the head? Can you tell whether someone is tracking with you when you&#8217;re talking? James Williams explains that expressing yourself accurately and clearly is crucial. If you don\u2019t, the other person will likely misunderstand you, and you\u2019ll fail to achieve your goal for the conversation. He offers three tips for staying clear and on point. Read more to learn how to communicate clearly and get an accurate message across that&#8217;s likely to be understood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":88895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1254],"class_list":["post-112381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","tag-communication-skills-training","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elizabeth Whitworth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elizabeth Whitworth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13\"},\"headline\":\"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\"},\"wordCount\":522,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Communication Skills Training\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Communication\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\",\"name\":\"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13\",\"name\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\"},\"description\":\"Elizabeth has a lifelong love of books. She devours nonfiction, especially in the areas of history, theology, and philosophy. A switch to audiobooks has kindled her enjoyment of well-narrated fiction, particularly Victorian and early 20th-century works. She appreciates idea-driven books\u2014and a classic murder mystery now and then. Elizabeth has a Substack and is writing a book about what the Bible says about death and hell.\",\"sameAs\":[\"rina@shortform.com\"],\"award\":[\"Contributions to joint task force efforts (FBI)\",\"Contributions to Special Operations Division (DOJ & DEA)\",\"Efforts to fight the war on drugs (NSA)\",\"Contributions to Operation Storm Front (US Customs Service)\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"History\",\"Theology\",\"Government\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/elizabeth\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy - Shortform Books","description":"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy","og_description":"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elizabeth Whitworth","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elizabeth Whitworth","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/"},"author":{"name":"Elizabeth Whitworth","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13"},"headline":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy","datePublished":"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/"},"wordCount":522,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","keywords":["Communication Skills Training"],"articleSection":["Communication"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/","name":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-02T17:01:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-05T20:02:05+00:00","description":"If you want to be understood, you must express yourself accurately. These tips on how to communicate clearly could save you a lot of grief.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-clearly\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Communicate Clearly: 3 Quick Tips for Accuracy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13","name":"Elizabeth Whitworth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elizabeth Whitworth"},"description":"Elizabeth has a lifelong love of books. She devours nonfiction, especially in the areas of history, theology, and philosophy. A switch to audiobooks has kindled her enjoyment of well-narrated fiction, particularly Victorian and early 20th-century works. She appreciates idea-driven books\u2014and a classic murder mystery now and then. Elizabeth has a Substack and is writing a book about what the Bible says about death and hell.","sameAs":["rina@shortform.com"],"award":["Contributions to joint task force efforts (FBI)","Contributions to Special Operations Division (DOJ & DEA)","Efforts to fight the war on drugs (NSA)","Contributions to Operation Storm Front (US Customs Service)"],"knowsAbout":["History","Theology","Government"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/elizabeth\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/group-of-people-talking-in-a-gallery-museum.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112381"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112389,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112381\/revisions\/112389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}