Monthly Archives: September 2021

To: helenet@student.ubc.ca

From: kargarn@student.ubc.ca

Date: September 20, 2021

Subject: Invitation to join my team

Hi Helene!

I’m attaching my letter of application to a writing team within the distance education course ENGL 301 at the University of British Columbia. I was first impressed by the look of your blog – the background is eye catching and bright, but your site remains clean and professional. I enjoyed reading your first postings as your words seem to flow effortlessly off the screen.

I see that you are a dental hygienist in the degree completion program! I am also completing my degree, this year being my 3rd year enrolled but 2nd year taking courses. I have found the program to be challenging and incredibly enriching. I would love to collaborate with you not only over this term, but perhaps furthermore along our educational journeys. If you are interested in my proposal, please reply to this email, and let me know if you have any other team member prospects.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Karissa Garneau RDH

Encl. 301 Karissa Application letter
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To: zoemaika@student.ubc.ca

From: kargarn@student.ubc.ca

Date: September 20, 2021

Subject: Invitation to join my team

Hi Zoe!

I’m attaching my letter of application to a writing team within the distance education course ENGL 301 at the University of British Columbia. I was intrigued by your page upon learning of your interest in nutrition and health. As a dental hygienist, I often speak with clients about their health as a whole, including diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices. I think we have a lot that we could learn from one another.

I am a dental hygiene degree completion student and I have found the program to be challenging and incredibly enriching. I would imagine the dietetic program is quite competitive as well. It’s wonderful that you are able to get back onto campus this semester! From your first postings, I think your writing style is both professional and efficient so I would love to collaborate with you on writing works over this term. If you are interested in my proposal, please reply to this email, and let me know if you have any other team member prospects lined up.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Karissa Garneau RDH

Encl. 301 Karissa Application letter
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To: toman@student.ubc.ca

From: kargarn@student.ubc.ca

Date: September 24, 2021

Subject: Re: Invitation to form a Professional Writing Team

Hi Tamara,

Thank you for your invitation and for including your bio and a link to your blog in your message. I am glad to see that we share similar values in regard to continuing personal growth as well as important qualities in a team member. I have yet to work in teams in a course with students from other programs and I’m excited to hear from them and get to see different views and ideas. I believe there’s a lot I could learn from you!

I had already reached out to Zoe and Helene, who’ve both accepted my invitations. Zoe let me know that you have also already made a relationship. Would you take a look at Helene’s blog and see if you agree she’d make a great fit to our team?

Looking forward to working with you!

Karissa Garneau RDH

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To: helenet@student.ubc.ca

From: kargarn@student.ubc.ca

Date: September 24, 2021

Subject: Re: Re: Invitation to join my team

Hi Helene!

I had also sent an invitation out to Zoe, a 4th year Dietetics student @ https://blogs.ubc.ca/zoemaika/
As I’m sure you’re aware, nutrition plays an important part in general health and is something we as hygienists must consider in a client’s comprehensive treatment plan.

Another student, Tamara, had reached out to both Zoe & I. They are a 3rd year Bachelor of Business in Real Estate student, and the invitation was incredibly thoughtful and wonderfully written, so I didn’t hesitate to accept it. https://blogs.ubc.ca/tamaraoman/

Would you check out their blogs and let me know if you’d like to make that our team of 4?

I’m excited to have found such a solid team! Talk soon,

Karissa

To: Professor Paterson

From: Karissa Garneau RDH <kargarn@student.ubc.ca>

Date: September 20, 2021

Subject: Letter of application

My letter of application to a team within the distance education course ENGL 301 at the University of British Columbia was successfully posted to my blog. You’ll find it attached. I’ve also chosen three classmates to email it to and to offer collaboration with me over this term. The letter detailed why this course is valuable to me and how I would prove to be an excellent member of their team.

• As a dental hygienist, I spend most of my day talking and writing about what I’ve noted on a client or what treatment was done
• Communication is the single most important aspect to comprehensive client care, with written word only becoming more pivotal as technology continues to advance and online forms of communication take more precedent in daily life
• My goals for this term: to develop and sharpen technical writing skills that will help me become a better communicator in my career and in my life
• I am prepared to challenge myself by creating writing works in this course that I would otherwise not have created
• I understand the importance of collaborative care and make an excellent team member
• I am open to new ideas, and I accept criticism well; I am excited about all opportunities for growth

Encl. 301 Karissa Application letter

Encl. 301 Karissa Memo

301 Karissa Application letter

301 Karissa Memo

Please consider this letter as my application to a team within the distance education course ENGL 301 at the University of British Columbia. This course aims to introduce students to specific elements of technical writing, to provide opportunities to practice developing skills, and to engage and challenge writers in online communication contexts. 

No matter your job description, you should expect to be evaluated on written and oral communication skills at work. As a dental hygienist, I spend most of my day talking and writing about what I’ve noted on a client or what treatment was done. These records are increasingly kept digitally and need to be comprehensive, precise, and easy to read by another clinician. Communication is the single most important aspect to comprehensive client care, with written word only becoming more pivotal as technology continues to advance and online forms of communication take more precedent in daily life. That’s why I’m so grateful to be studying online through this platform.

My goals for this term are to develop and sharpen technical writing skills that will help me become a better communicator in my career and in my life. As a lifelong learner, I am prepared to challenge myself by creating writing works in this course that I would otherwise not have created. I understand the importance of collaborative care and make an excellent team member. I am open to new ideas, and I accept criticism well; I am excited about all opportunities for growth.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration. If you are interested in my proposal, please feel free to contact me via email: kargarn@student.ubc.ca

Encl. 301 Karissa Application letter

301 Karissa Application letter

Welcome to UBC Blogs. This site will act as a portfolio of my writing works throughout the course ENGL 301 – Technical Writing at UBC.