Writing Skills | Origin: ML116
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Writing Skills
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The content reminded me about the importance of reflecting on what I am preparing to write and reinforced key basics that I strive to follow whenever I write.
Comment on Shar Currie's post:
You’re absolutely right—writing is a cornerstone of academia and plays a critical role in communicating ideas, research, and knowledge effectively. Efficient writers not only convey information clearly and concisely but also ensure that their message resonates with their intended audience, whether it’s peers, students, or the broader academic community.
One of the key challenges in academic writing is balancing clarity with depth. While it’s important to present complex ideas, doing so in a way that is accessible and engaging can significantly enhance the impact of the work. Tools like outlining, peer reviews, and iterative editing can help writers refine their message and ensure it meets the needs of their readers.
Additionally, adopting a reader-centered approach can make academic writing more effective. By considering the audience’s background, expectations, and needs, writers can tailor their content to be both informative and engaging. For example, using clear headings, concise language, and visual aids can help readers navigate complex topics more easily.
In your experience, what strategies have you found most helpful for improving clarity and conciseness in academic writing? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Comment on Seema Maini's post: Great
I have learnt to make my writing concise and clear to communicate and convey better.
Writing is an essential component of academia. Efficient writers help to communicate and convey information more clearly and concisely.
Comment on Elizabeth Chin's post: Following these specific steps will help a great deal in delivering your thoughts.
Comment on Maria Heredia's post: Absolutely! The goal in communication is for the recipient to understand your message.
With this course, I will definitely be able to communicate my messages with much more confidence, knowing that I will be using the right writing techniques to better convey my thoughts in a more precise and on point manner.
There were so many good checklists and tips/tricks that I have saved to use in future written pieces (emails, reports, etc.). One takeaway that stood out to me personally was not dwelling on editing during your first draft.
I learned to write a first draft without worrying about spelling and grammar in order to get my ideas down. Once complete, go back and edit.
In this course, I learned to outline my ideas and thoughts that I want to cover in terms of writing a paper. I can create a draft and check all the spelling and grammar errors.
I learned the value of avoiding sarcasm in written communication. I may think I am funny, but others will not.
In this course, I learned that communication is essential to clearly set expectations. In that process, it's important to reflect and draft thoughts beforehand.
This course helps me in writing a concise message and how to trim my sentences.
I send a lot of emails and inorder to have my staff read the emails, I have learned and need to write consisely and have each point in a separate paragragh.
I have learned in order to write a concise message, I should start outlining my points that I want to cover. then I would write my draft and need to remember not to make any edit as I am writing. Edits can be done once the draft is complete. This will save time.
During this course, I learned to spend time drafting and then correcting, instead of correcting as you go.
I have learned to communicate effectively by writing to a diverse and broader audience. Concise and efficacy writing is essential to my work. This course will help me to improve my social and business relationships through a better thought process and exchange either by email or by standard correspondence.
From this course, I have learned to make sure our message addresses our reader's needs. Making sure it is clear, brief, and simple. Positioning our key message strategically; putting our key message at the top of the document. Lastly, explaining why our key message is important for the reader to understand.
