too long, didn't read

My brother has his first internship that's prep for a white collar job. I end up proofing most of his communication with his supervisors because we're neurotic and I have no life.

I cannot convince him to keep his e-mails short. I hold the shorter the message, the more likely people are to read the whole thing. Five sentences max. Five sentences and a checklist. He decrees that he must explain every turn of his thought process- double check for miscommunication, avoid sounding curt and rude, give the intuitive scope of his project.

Say it with me. Too long, didn't read. Chatting is for personal communication.