1. Combine Sentences to eliminate needless repetition.
   Repetitive: Bob went to the store. The store was located on 8th Street.
   Combined: Bob went to the store on 8th Street.
   
   
2. Cut redundancy & repetition.
   Redundancy: Juan enjoys his job as a mail carrier.
   Concise: Juan enjoys working as a mail carrier.
   
3. Cut long-winded phrases.
   Long-winded phrase: At this point in time,...
   Shorter version: Now,...
   
4. Cut expletive constructions.
   Expletive construction: There are many people who like Tom.
   Without expletive: Many people like Tom.
   
5. Reduce clauses to phrases.
   Clause: Because Jane was feeling sleepy, she went to bed early.
   Phrase: Feeling sleepy, Jane went to bed early.
   
6. Replace passive verb forms of "to have" and "to be" (is, was, were, are) with active verbs that show action.
   Passive: She had the wheel in her hands.
   Active: She gripped the wheel in her hands.
   

Cutting wordiness in these small ways adds up big when editing your work: you will sound much more persuasive and intelligent in your writing.