Do not begin a sentence with the words “just” or “so,” for example:

Instead of:“So what we are going to do today is…”
Try: What we are going to do today is…”

Examples that need rewording:
1a) Just today I figured out what to get Katie for her birthday.
2a) Just so you don’t get confused, I am going to mail you directions.
3a) And then she said yes!
4a) So, the first step is to register.

To fix these sentences, omit the first words or reword your sentence so you do not begin with these “needless words”:
1b) Today I figured out what to get Katie for her birthday.
OR: I figured out today what to get Katie for her birthday.
2b) I am going to mail you the directions so you do not get confused.
3b) Then she said yes! OR: She said yes!
4b) The first step is to register.