The Sprint · 25 days · 5 minutes

Communicate clearly at work.

Make Your Point is a 25-day daily-practice program for working professionals. Based on the principles in Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond by Jay Sullivan. Five minutes a day, weekdays only. Start the day you sign up.

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Lead with their question.

Open the email below. Find the question the reader was probably asking when they opened it. Rewrite the first sentence so it answers their question, not yours.

Hi David, hope all is well. Wanted to give you a quick update on where things stand with the team this week…
First sentence target · ≤ 18 words
The promise

Where this lands you in 25 days.

  • 01 You make your point in the first sentence, not the fifth paragraph.
  • 02 You write to people in a way that leads with what they care about — not what you want to say.
  • 03 You cut your word count in half without losing meaning.
  • 04 You listen in a way that changes the conversation — and notice when you're not.
  • 05 You communicate with more honesty and less armor.
How it works

Five weeks. Five pillars. Five minutes a day.

25 short exercises, one per day, paced for working schedules. Reminders are weekday-only — weekends are yours. You start Day 1 the moment you sign up. No waiting for Monday.

KIND 01 ~3 min

Reflection journaling

Short prompts that surface how you communicate today. Plain writing, just for you.

KIND 02 ~5 min

Writing drills

Rewrite a real email, cut a paragraph in half, sharpen a subject line — inside the app.

KIND 03 ~5 min + a real conversation

Real-world challenges

Try something specific in a meeting or email today, then log what happened.

The five pillars

One week each. The book in five habits.

The course is built around the five pillars Jay Sullivan teaches in Simply Said.

Pillar 1
01

Audience focus

It's not about you.
Pillar 2
02

Succinctness

Say less. Mean more.
Pillar 3
03

Structure

Start with the point.
Pillar 4
04

Active listening

Hear them before you answer.
Pillar 5
05

Authentic leadership

Show up as you.
Pricing

Make your first point free. Unlock the rest for $49.

One-time payment. No subscription. Lifetime access — including future Sprint content we add.

Based on the book
It's not about you. It's about the person on the other side.

The idea at the heart of Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond by Jay Sullivan — the book Make Your Point is built to help you put into practice.

We're an independent practice tool, not affiliated with Jay Sullivan or his publisher.

Twenty-five days from now, you'll communicate differently.

Day 1 is free. The course starts the moment you sign up.

Make your first point — free