Writing A Doctor Review That Helps Others

There are several websites now that encourage people to send in a doctor review after they’ve been to an appointment. They then make these available to the general public so that it is easier for people to find a good physician. If you’ve used one of these sites before, or you’d like to contribute, there’s nothing to it. You simply sign up for an account and begin posting. But if you really want to help out your fellow man, here are some tips that can help turn those thoughts in your head into sparkling words on the page.

The first thing you should ask yourself when writing a doctor review is “what will people want to know?” Put yourself in the minds of your prospective readers and try to figure out what they might be looking for from reading your writing. Being clever, writing clearly, and keeping things as succinct as possible are all positive attributes when writing anything for a general audience. But none of that makes a whit of difference if no one cares about the information you’re trying to convey. Eliminate facts and opinions that would only likely matter to you, and include all those that might very well matter to everyone else.

In addition to including only what matters, make sure you figure out what you’re trying to say with your doctor review. Focus on the main message you want to get across. If you had to turn your opinion into a Twitter post or sum it up in one sentence, what would that sentence be? Now, after you’ve finished writing your opinion, go back and take out anything that isn’t leading to that central point. It’s easy to go off on a tangent when you’re not practiced in writing. Heck, it’s easy to do it even when you are. But what separates the good writers from the bad ones is the willingness to go back and mercilessly edit for content and theme. If you do this, your readers will thank you for it.

Finally, remember that this isn’t a blog, it’s a doctor review intended to help people who are searching for a physician. With that key element in mind, don’t make the article about yourself. It might be okay to relate one or two personal points to make sure the reader understands where you are coming from, but anything beyond that detracts from the message and just winds up being clutter. Readers don’t care where you were headed after your appointment or what else is going on in your life. This isn’t about you. This is about your opinion, the facts about the physician, and nothing more.