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.
Cover Letters: Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself.
By erikapaterson on December 23, 2020 @9:25 am
Putting YOU attitude into a letter about yourself. It is a difficult task to write an application cover letter ‘selling’ your skills while making the reader’s needs the most important. Rule # 1: Begin by saying something nice about the reader’s…An Example of an Excellent Formal Report Draft Review
By erikapaterson on December 14, 2020 @8:19 am
To: XXX XXX, Team X From: xxx xxx, Team X. Date: 9th December 2020 Subject: Peer Review of draft report on “Improving the Documentation Process for the Raw Materials Quality Control Department at XXX XXX.” Thank you for submitting this draft…More tips for reviewing drafts
By erikapaterson on December 7, 2020 @8:55 am
As I look through the early Report drafts, I have found some continuing common errors which are worth providing more examples for correcting. Avoid BIG CHUNKS of text: organize the report into sections and sub-sections. A common error that I…An Excellent Example of a Memo for Evan Crisp
By erikapaterson on November 25, 2020 @9:23 am
Memorandum November 20th, 2020 To: Evan Crisp, UBC Undergraduate Student From: XXX XXXX, ENGL 301 Student Subject: Best Practices for Effective Emails to Professors Introduction Thank you for seeking out the ENGL 301 students for advice on writing this email. …Tips for Writing a First Draft of a Formal Report
By erikapaterson on November 23, 2020 @9:26 am
When drafting your Formal Report keep in mind the four most common and serious errors: Writing with a negative tone: Avoid the negative. Writing with a demanding tone: Respect your reader, edit out imperative verbs. Writing with unnecessary Pronouns – especially the…