For Unit Three, we learned about how to write with a “You-attitude”. These skills were developed in a memorandum, complaint letters, and as part of our formal report. The exercises and peer reviews have improved my writing skills and provided me with a standard for writing in the professional world. These skills were applied to my formal draft and was fundamental in the organization and writing of the formal draft. Aside from developing my technical writing skills, I learned how important punctuality is when working in a group setting.
I wrote my research proposal on the feasibility of emailing exercises programs to clients in active rehabilitation. The process for writing my formal report draft included topic research, creating surveys, and writing the report. The most challenging part of my draft was creating the survey and collecting data to support my venture. I was careful with the questions I asked and maintained my focus on the objective of my report. I provided surveys to the clients at my clinic and within a span of a week had more responses than I expected. Even though I had only 28 responses, I felt that it was substantial enough explain to the target audience my proposed solution. Researching was somewhat difficult and I’m still in the process of looking for literature to support my idea. Once I was organized, I began writing my draft and organizing the sections with the proper information. This formal report is extensive and I had made sure that I was concise in conveying my point. Even though I had the data I needed, I still have a long way to go in order to complete this project. Right now, I feel like I’m on the right track to getting there.
Peer reviewing my partner’s letters and research proposal continues to benefit my writing. I noticed that I am better at finding mistakes in my writing after analyzing another paper. The “You-Attitude” approach to writing was great in helping me create a more friendly tone in my writing, without resonating negativity or insulting the reader. I became more accustomed to this form of writing and feel comfortable in using this style in any type of composition. Unfortunately, my review partner has yet to examine my paper and I’m still awaiting his feedback on my work. This has happened to me before in the past in this course and I’m starting to see how a small delay can affect people when working in a group setting. That’s why it’s important to be punctual with the assignments and I always make sure I’m well organized so that my work is submitted in a timely manner. Regardless, I applied some of the feedback I gave to my writing partner’s draft onto my own report. It’s interesting how I can make the same errors I detect on my partner’s paper. Again, reviewing my own paper after looking at someone else’s helps me with self-editing. I looking forward to receiving my feedback because it will vastly improve the quality of my paper. There’s still a few weeks before the deadline, which leaves plenty of time to enhance my report.
My technical writing skills are continuing to improve and I have added the “You-attitude” writing style to my repertoire. Being organized was key in completing my draft report and having a timeline for the assignment helped with my punctuality. I’m hoping to receive my review soon so that I can apply some of the feedback to my work. I feel strong with the “You-attitude” writing style and looking forward to complete my final report and the process creating an application package. My confidence in technique writing has improved substantially and I will be incorporating these skills towards the final projects of this class.