How can I write good material?

Writing good materials requires "five hearts", which is the basic skill of government officials and an effective way for government agencies to guide grassroots work. As we all know, materials are difficult to write. Many comrades in the government are unwilling to write materials. They can push and hide, and some even say: I can do anything, but I don't want to write materials. The author has worked in the government for more than 30 years and has written a lot of materials, large and small, all kinds of materials, which are basically recognized by leading comrades and often appear in newspapers and magazines. In my opinion, writing good materials must be "five hearts": first, we must "concentrate" on understanding intentions. All materials are official documents, representing the level of organs at the same level. To put it bluntly, it represents the level of unit leaders. Practice has proved that some comrades can't write well? The main reason is that I didn't concentrate on understanding my intentions and didn't thoroughly and accurately understand the thoughts of the leaders. Comrades who have just entered the office, in particular, may be a little scared if they don't know the leaders of the unit. Often, after receiving the writing task, no matter what the leaders think and what the above requirements are, they like to think hard behind closed doors, and the result is aimless and useless, and it is useless to work hard for many days. In my experience, to write good materials, we must concentrate on understanding the leaders' intentions. Generally speaking, there are two main methods: one is to pay attention to the connotation of the leader's speech at ordinary times. The leaders' speeches are all well thought out. As long as we pay attention to observation and understand it carefully, we can grasp its spiritual essence and find the spark of thought, which is very helpful to understand the leadership intention. Usually, you should spend more time with grassroots leaders and have more contact, so that you can know when the leaders are thinking. One more thing is very important. No matter what happens, big or small, we should communicate with leaders more. We can even discuss some hot and sensitive issues of society or units with leaders, and we will gradually grasp the ideological pulse of leaders. For example, whether I am a general cadre or a department leader, I attach great importance to communication with leaders. I usually accompany the main leaders in grassroots research. Understand the ideological trends of leaders and organize the material writing of units. Generally, you don't have to listen to the intention of the leader, and the written materials are also satisfactory. The other is to win the "interview" of the leaders. Listening to the opinions of leaders face to face is an important guarantee for writing good materials. Different leadership levels have different leadership styles. After assigning tasks, some leaders will take the initiative to find comrades who write materials to explain their intentions. Meet some leaders with clear ideas and may even tell them how to write materials. This is the best. However, in most cases, the leader will not take the initiative to communicate with you after giving the task. In this case, no matter how busy the leader is, he should try his best to win an interview with the leader. Through communication with the leader, he should find out the writing purpose, task and requirements, grasp the real intention of the leader and feel the personality style of the leader. In particular, the writing materials such as leaders' speeches have strict requirements and high standards. We should strive for initiative, accurately grasp the leadership intention, and fully reflect the leadership level and style. The materials written in this way can reflect the personality of the leader, conform to the identity of the leader and reflect the thoughts of the leader. Second, the preparation of materials should be "meticulous". Adequate preparation and sufficient materials are the basis for writing good materials. Some comrades can't write well. The fundamental reason is that they don't pay attention to the preparation of information and don't have first-hand information. After receiving the task, they don't think seriously and prepare carefully. They write casually. They put their feet on the watermelon skin. When you encounter difficulties, you can't write any more, and then you look for materials. Haste makes waste. Therefore, seriously accumulating quality and fully occupying the material is the guarantee for writing good material. Comrade Mao Zedong pretended to be a beggar, ate sweet potatoes, slept in private houses, made friends with farmers, observed people's feelings, and finally wrote an immortal article. My experience is that the more materials you prepare for writing, the better. Master as much material as possible. You can also use what you have experienced, what you have heard from hearsay and what you have got from books. In short, as long as you can express the theme of the material, you are not afraid of many, just like Han Xin, the more the better. Of course, the work of preparing materials is tedious and hard. Sometimes a lot of things are prepared, but only a few words are used in the end. It is normal to be bored. But to really write good materials, we must be thorough and meticulous, and the finer the better. The process of preparing materials is really regarded as a process of enriching knowledge, doing a good job and improving through exercise. In this way, when writing materials, you won't feel bitter and tired, but you will have a sense of happiness, pride and accomplishment. Third, the matching group has a "core" organ to write big materials, and generally a material group, that is, a writing group, will be established. Since it is a team, there is a core problem that is most easily overlooked. The general practice is to gather several people who can write materials and complete the task together. In fact, the formation of the writing team, like the leadership team, has a scientific collocation problem. It must have only one core, and that is a monitor. This monitor is an authority on writing materials. He is the best and strongest in terms of position, age, knowledge, experience and ability. Good democratic style, good at brainstorming, strong material skills, strong organization and overall planning ability, and other personnel have a certain writing skills. Otherwise, they are all masters of writing, and they are multi-core and multi-thinking, which will not only lead to ignorance, but also lead to the problem that no one can do such a small thing as preparing materials. In that case, not only can't you make a fine product, but it will also affect the quality. When I first switched jobs, the unit wrote the year-end report, and all the writing experts such as the organization minister, the propaganda minister and the office director were concentrated. They wrote and argued for half a month, but they didn't even come up with a decent first draft. Finally, there was no way to reorganize the writing team, leaving only the organization minister as the monitor. In addition, several section chiefs were selected to participate, and the manuscript was taken out in a week. The leader saw it and was very satisfied. Three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang, and sometimes three Zhuge Liang is worse than one cobbler. Fourth, the layout of the article should be "careful". The ancients said that there is no fixed method for writing, not that there are no rules for writing materials, but there are many rules. Different types of materials have different writing methods and different layout of articles. In my experience, the arrangement of materials must be improved, and the following three points should be grasped after repeated research and weighing: First, the theme. Although when receiving the task, we feel the leader's thinking and have a little idea, but often the topics considered by the leader are not necessarily mature, and it is normal to have deviations. On this issue, we should trust leaders, but we should not be superstitious about leaders or authority. The theme of the material must be considered in the layout of the article, combined with the spirit of the superior, the intention of the leader and the actual situation of the unit, and the theme can only be determined after careful study. The second is the structure. At present, there are three common material structures: one is stepped, just like peeling bamboo shoots, step by step. For example, ask questions, analyze reasons and solve problems; The other is juxtaposition, where several layers of meaning are juxtaposed, and one more layer or one less layer will not affect the material structure; There is also a news style, which is also an inverted pyramid style, that is, the most important, most concerned and sensitive content of leaders and the masses is placed in the front and most eye-catching position, just like the introduction of news reports, and other contents are arranged in priority order. We should also pay due attention to the details, which part is detailed and which part is slightly written, and we must know fairly well. The third is the outline. When writing big materials, you must carefully determine the outline. In general, the writing outline can be set as a three-level title. After the detailed outline is finalized, we should take the initiative to solicit the opinions of the leaders and the masses, especially the materials of the leaders' speeches, and try our best to solicit the opinions of the leaders who spoke. This can avoid going back and ensure the quality of materials. On one occasion, the leader asked me to take a few people to write a report on party building work during the Tenth Five-Year Plan period. Because I have just been transferred to the unit for less than two months, the situation is not very familiar. In order to ensure the quality of the materials, I paid special attention to the role of the writing team, from the theme to the outline, repeatedly studying and thinking, and soliciting opinions extensively. In writing materials, I specially invited the main leaders and leaders in charge to the writing group to listen to our report. Fifth, the final revision should be "modest". Material things are your own good, and wives are others' good. In writing practice, some comrades are reluctant to modify their own materials, thinking that there are good and bad, and it is a pity to delete them, which is an important reason for the low quality of some materials. The ancients said that writing materials should be written in three points and revised in seven points. No matter how high the writing level is, it can't guarantee that the first draft is in place, especially the materials of the organization. Only by revising the materials repeatedly can we find the problems and shortcomings of the materials, find the fun of writing and improve our writing ability. My experience is six look: look at the topic. Having a baby should also have a good name, and so should writing materials. A good topic must be eye-catching and attract people's attention. If you look at the topic, you want to look at the content. Look at the structure There should be no problems in the order, level, details and cause and effect of the structure, and there should be no logical errors. Third, look at the facts. Materials should be authentic and reliable, especially second-hand materials, and must be carefully verified. If you don't know the material, try not to use it, and make sure the facts are conclusive. Fourth, look at the point of view. Views cannot be political mistakes, they must conform to the requirements of the party's policies and regulations, and they cannot be common-sense mistakes that can withstand scrutiny. Fifth, look at the content. You can't repeat the content, you can't fight, you must write, you don't have to write. Sixth, look at the language. Like music, language has the beauty of rhythm. Different materials have different requirements for language. For example, in speeches, try to use short sentences, compound sentence, disyllabic words, colloquial words and adjectives as little as possible.