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Originally posted by Remmy
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I mean, I'll be going to college next year, and the typical college student will be required to write a variety of essays throughout his/her collegiate career. These essay assignments will cover a variety of goals and purposes. Most of the time, a student will be required to work on an essay assignment as homework. Some of these assignments can be written using only personal experiences or previously gained knowledge, while other essays will require additional research and the use of outside sources. Sometimes, a student will be asked to write an essay in class with a limited amount of time. Regardless of the actual assignment and the format used, understanding what makes for good writing and the
proper techniques to use can lead to creating a well-crafted essay in a shorter amount of time.
Not only is writing an important academic skill, but it is also an important skill that translates into any career field. Nearly all professions require some form of writing on the job. For example, doctors and nurses write
medical reports on patients; accountants and business managers create financial reports; engineers and software technicians write
instructional sheets and user manuals; nearly every worker in all business fields composes emails and other forms of written communication for customers, clients, and co-workers. Ultimately, the number of job tasks that require writing is countless. Since writing is used in all fields and jobs, it is a skill that all students and workers should learn and become better at.
Obviously good writing skills are important when your job involves writing, be it as a journalist, paralegal or public relations professional – that goes without saying. If you are employed for your writing skills, having “good” writing skills is a job requirement. However, more professions require good writing skills than those traditionally associated with writing. Any time a profession requires written communication, writing skills become important.
With emails, notes, letters, texts and Tweets, most people spend a fair amount of time at work
communicating via the written word. Whether you are messaging a colleague, writing to your manager, or crafting the company newsletter, your writing skills can boost or hinder your career easily, even if you do not have a “writing” profession. Basically, writing skills make a difference in how you come across.
People with good writing skills are generally seen as more credible. Think to yourself how you would interpret an email from a colleague that was filled with typos and grammatical errors. At best, he was negligent in that he didn’t proofread his message or use spell check; at worst, he comes across as less intelligent and less capable. Better writers tend to get
higher grades and be perceived as more competent and more intelligent than their less literary counterparts.
Writing is empowering, and not just because it's fun to tap into that creative vein and be amazed by the riches there. Writing, in all its varied forms and
purposes, is a complex process. It calls upon us to bring our left and right brain together to shape experience and feeling into something another person can read and understand. That need, to feel understood, to know that what one thinks or feels matters, is universal. Many people, children in particular, view the whole process as mysterious and inaccessible. The good news is: anyone can learn to write and every writer has their own unique process.
That might just be me, though.
D- please do better.
