Immediately, upon receipt by the Company, this Contract shall be deemed void from the beginning. The Purchase Payments allocated to the General Account plus the Separate Account Contract Value next computed following receipt of this Contract by the Company, shall then be returned to the Owner within ten days after receipt. If you decide to reject the contract, mail it to the company or deliver it to your agent within ten calendar days from the date you received the contract. After receiving your rejected contract, the company will void it and return your initial payment within ten calendar days. Simpler, clearer, more direct language.
Technical writing is reader-oriented.
A technical writer is more concerned that the reader understands than that the writer looks smart or impressive. Language should be specific and gender-neutral. This forestalls the expeditious transportation of units to our assembly plant. And this, in turn, means it's impossible to effectuate delivery of finished products on the dates customers anticipate. Therefore, supervisors are enjoined to make reports of completed units to the shipping department with promptitude.