Effective Writing Skills

Effective writing Skills

Training Topics:

• Effective Writing

– Developing good reading strategies

– Creating powerful presentations:

– Tone

– Punctuation, grammar and spelling

– Organizing your thoughts

– Structuring paragraphs and sentences

–Writing to keep the reader engaged

– Softening a negative message

Effective Writing Skills

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EFFECTIVE WRITING SKILLS

Ways to Write Dynamic Messages

Effective Writing

• Features of Business Writing:

– Should be terse, clear and to the point

– Language has to be effective– Each country has their own

set of norms concerning written or spoken communication

– North American business desires written form

Rules of Effective Writing• Basic Rules

1. Getting to the pointa. Being Conciseb. Paragraphingc. Use of Listsd. Framing Effective Questions

2. Use of Non–Discriminatory Language

3. Punctuation, Grammar and Spelling4. Tone

a. Choosing the Right Toneb. Conversational Tone

Getting to the Point• Being Concise

– Use of short sentences– Start document with purpose – Creation of ‘single screen view’

messages– Elimination of unnecessary words

• E.g.. “Avoid bad miscommunication in email writing.”

(the word ‘bad’ is a modifier which is used unnecessarily)

– Use lesser number of words

Getting to the Point

• Paragraphing:– Short Sentences

– Short Paragraphs (2 to 5 sentences)• Creates “white space”

• Quicker to read

• Engages the reader

– Opening Paragraph• Five “Ws” - “Who?”, “What?”, “When?”,

“Where?”, & “Why?”

Use of Lists

• Benefits of using lists:– Writer organizes thoughts– Reader sees main points– Important points are not

overlooked

• Formatting a list:– Use numbers or bullets– Items should be parallel– Capitalize the first word of each

point– Be consistent with punctuation

Use of Lists

• Spacing of a list:

– Double spacing makes reading

easier

– Double spacing takes more

valuable screen space

– Single spacing does not enhance

the list

– Single spacing takes less room

Use of non-discriminatory language

• Nondiscriminatory language is language that treats all people equally.

• Use language that is free of religious, age and sexual bias

• Nondiscriminatory language can come between you and your reader.

Methods to Avoid Errors

• Use ‘Spell Check’ function.

• Always Proof Read document.

• How can I make sure my messages have the appropriate tone?

• Ask the following questions:– Why am I writing this document?

– Who am I writing to and what do I want them to understand?

– What kind of tone should I use?

Tone• What kind of tone should I use

with a negative message?• When addressing faults or issues

concerning an individual, maintain a professional tone that does not attack the individual but that makes your position on the issue clear.

• Example:Incorrect: I do not understand why you made such discriminatory remarks.Correct: Discriminatory remarks are not tolerated in this organization.

Contact Information

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Website: www.mmmts.com

Pramila Mathew - Training Consultant and Executive Coach

Mobile: +91-9840988449; E-mail: Pramila.Mathew@mmmts.comVikas Vinayachandran - Training Consultant

Mobile: +91-9840932894; E-mail: Vikas@mmmts.com

Effective Writing Skills

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