Writing Skills
Abstract
Carl and Fred discuss the role of writing skills in conveying information to others and influencing the reliability of products and processes.
Key Points
Join Carl and Fred as they share their experience in what makes for excellent writing.
Topics include:
- Are younger people losing the ability to write?
- What are the elements of good writing?
- How do you convey knowledge by writing?
- What are the different types of writing?
- Proposals, reports, recommendations
- When done well, writing is very effective in conveying ideas.
- Writing vs video formats
- Writing is not going away
- What audience do you assume, in terms of ability to understand words and grammar.
- Writing to everyone is writing to no one.
- Identify your target audience, and your objective in your writing
- What are your audience demographics: level of experience, work background, interests, etc.
- To reach people, you have to understand who they are.
- Begin with the end in mind
- Should you begin your article with a story of with the objective?
- You can try different ways to introduce your topic.
- You can prepare your article with an outline.
- The title helps the reader find what they are looking for
- Title is 3 to 5 words
- The first portion of your article gets you tot the next portion, etc.
- End with summary, or what you want the reader to take away with
- Editing and grammar
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