I definitely agree that you shouldn’t be so brief as to not get your point across, I think the level of brevity depends on what your goal is. In this case, he’s asking for help. It isn’t until 1,500 words in that the two most important questions: “What does he want?” and “Why should I help him?” are answered.
(Besides, he specifically wanted help in communicating things succinctly.)
I definitely agree that you shouldn’t be so brief as to not get your point across, I think the level of brevity depends on what your goal is. In this case, he’s asking for help. It isn’t until 1,500 words in that the two most important questions: “What does he want?” and “Why should I help him?” are answered.
(Besides, he specifically wanted help in communicating things succinctly.)