Good Saturday 301; Here is a good questions I just received: it is an important question.   I am looking for some guidance on how to move forward. One Team member has yet to post his definitions, meaning I have…

Good Monday 301; We have four teams up on the Team Forum page now, and I will continue to post your teams as you provide the information on our Facebook page. When you are ready to post your first assignment…

Hello 301 The first glitch of the semester is — I do not have a copy of the new 14th edition of Technical Writing, and I am out of the country and traveling until the end of June. So, the…

Hello 301 Welcome to our course of studies together  and Welcome to the instructor’s blog I will post a new blogs on a regular basis which you should read before beginning each week’s lesson. The principle purpose of this Blog is to respond to…

Learning the techniques of writing with YOU attitude is so valuable, I am dedicating this page to YOU attitude tips and examples. Please do ensure to work with YOU attitude in your transmission letter for your Formal report, and in the introduction…

Always avoid the negative when writing survey questions. Example: Have you even been unable to find an item in a timely manner? Rewrite: Are you able to find items in a timely manner? Always ‘avoid the negative’ when writing proposals; stress positive…

Subject Lines I hope these notes are helpful and that all future correspondence will have clear and complete subject lines, and all future attachments will be correctly named, and the attached document will include course number, student name, date, and title of…

Survey Introduction: an example I have finished reading through your proposals and some of you have begun to send me your surveys for approval. A common error with this assignment is the composition of the introduction to your surveys; this…

Hello 301 I am posting an example of an excellent peer review for a LinkedIn profile. You will note how this review includes a subsection for each element of the document: ENGL 301: LinkedIn Peer Review Form Date: 2015-06-12 Peer…

Formal Reports: Everything you write and every single word you choose is for your reader I have an important note that  most of you are clear about – but I am sure some are still a little fuzzy:   You need…