Month: June 2019

YOU attitude: extra tips for working with YOU attitude

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

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

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

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.

Preparing to write a Peer Review for Linked-In

ENGL 301: LinkedIn Peer Review Form Here is an example of an excellent LinkedIn peer review to study: well organized, complete, concise and clear. Please note the minimal use of pronouns: I / You / Yours Please note the minimal

Details Please!

DETAILS please Without details: My research proposal contains the following: Introduction of Topic Statement of Problem Proposed Solutions Scope of Questions Forms of Primary and Secondary Sources My Qualifications Conclusion With Details: My research proposal contains the following: Introduction of

Organizing with Bullets

Organization and Format are two major concerns for professional writers. Bullets are helpful. For Example: “ I noticed some errors after reading the document. One example would be “Lemma (A supporting proposition, statement, or result).” There is no need for

Conciseness: Editing out Pro-nouns and Unnecessary Words

Editing out Unnecessary words. Tips: edit out the pronouns stay in present tense Example: “I have reviewed your 1:3 Definitions Assignment on the term ‘stack’. As someone with little knowledge on computer science, you did a great job defining and

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