Good day 301; Writing Tip: Avoid pronouns: me/ I/ you/ your/ Try to edit out as many pronouns as possible – this will increase the use of nouns (which is good because nouns ‘name’ and provide detail and improve conciseness). Take…

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Session of English 301 Hello everyone. I am pleased to be beginning a new semester of English 301. I designed this course as an online course in 2014 and have been teaching all my courses…

Good Monday Morning English 301; I hope you are all well and adjusting to this strange and scary situation. I am back at work today with the goal of updating all of your evaluation sheets as quickly as possible. I…

Hello 301 Good Tuesday everyone; O.K. we all have some choices to make and I want to work toward as much flexibility for people as possible. I figure there are two ends to your feelings as a class; at one…

You can find a few post on Writing with YOU attitude on this blog, if you search. However, learning the techniques of writing with YOU attitude is so valuable, I am dedicating this page to a collection of past YOU…

Survey and Interview Introduction: an example  A common error with this assignment is the composition of the introduction to your surveys; this is a very important. You must fulfill research ethics.  Here is a good example for you to study and…

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…

Take out the people/ pronouns: “I” and “You”  Please study this example: Note how concise and clear the passage without pronouns reads. The first paragraph of this review is all about the author of the review. Take out the pro-noun “I”…

Editing out imperative verbs helps to create a more persuasive and professional voice. Here are some more examples to study. Strong background summary with value proposition to the workforce Writing a strong background and summary in context with your field…

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.…