Instructor’s Blog
Hello, and welcome to my Blog. Below this post you will see previous posts from last semester’s class. This is the first Blog for our class.
Avoid the Negative: Be Persuasive
By erikapaterson on July 9, 2019 @7:55 am
There are two major rules of persuasion for Formal Reports Avoid the Negative Employ YOU Attitude Turning the negative into the positive: Examples: Negative: With a decrease of events and marketing, fewer students are inspired to participate in club activities…YOU attitude: extra tips for working with YOU attitude
By erikapaterson on June 30, 2019 @5:46 am
You can find a few post on Writing with YOU attitude on this blog, if you search. Learning the techniques of writing with YOU attitude is so valuable, I am dedicating this page to a collection of past YOU attitude…Preparing Progress Reports and Surveys
By erikapaterson on June 20, 2019 @6:57 am
Preparing an outline for the Formal Report that indicates each step of the report with alphanumerical formatting is both time consuming and an invaluable exercise that will assist you greatly with the drafting and final writing of the Report. So,…More Details Please
By erikapaterson on June 17, 2019 @8:14 am
More DETAILS PLEASE! The reader of a Peer Review is not necessarily the writer of the document under review – so details are necessary. Please note in the following examples how pronouns have been edited-out as well as details included…Writing Tip: Editing Out Imperative Verbs
By erikapaterson on June 16, 2019 @6:09 am
Avoiding Imperative verbs is helpful for creating a document that places the reader first. While imperative verbs have their place in many types of writing, in professional and technical writing imperative verbs are best avoided or used for special emphasis.…