Why is writing important?

What are the real advantages of writing?

The advantages of Writing

• It gives writers time to reflect on and research what they want to communicate

• It makes communication more precise and effective

• It provides a permanent record of thoughts

How will your writing ability influence your career?

• Does writing have any practical value?

The personal benefits of writing

• With written words we develop—• Business proposals• Texts for websites• Resumes• Academic papers• Letters to the editor arguing a particular point• Defend a medical reimbursement claim• Document a demand for a faulty product

• How do you learn to write well?

• What does it take to be a good writer?

Writing skills

• You learn to write through the process of writing

• This process takes effort, creativity, and thoughtfulness

• This process is actually a craft that has definable tools you can use to improve your skills

When your writing skills are good:

• You will be able to get your message and its nuances across to your audience

• You will have more self-confidence• You will be more powerful – able to

respond appropriately to a variety of situations

• Writing skills and confidence come with practice, feedback, and more practice

What are the factors that affect your writing?

• Audience – you are always writing for an audience – it might be your peers, your professors, your boss, your clients, etc.

• The audience causes you to make conscious choices in your writing

• Past experiences, your knowledge of the subject• The purposes of writing• Having a specific purpose assists you at every stage of

the writing process. It helps you define your audience, select the details, language, and the approach that best suit their needs

What are the purposes of writing?

• To inform

• To persuade

• To express yourself

• To entertain

What are the qualities of good writing?

What makes writing Good?

• Good writing is purposeful. It has something to say and says it clearly

• It is “clear, brief, and bold”

• Fresh thinking

• Sense of style

• Effective organization

What are the qualities of this passage?

• ‘For it follows from my whole argument that the realm of managerial expertise is one in which what purport to be objectively-grounded claims function in fact as expressions of arbitrary, but disguised, will and preference.” (McIntyre)

Choose one of these topics

• Advantages and/or disadvantages of living in Plano

• Causes and effects of the high drop-out rate in the public schools