For as long as I can remember I have not enjoyed writing. My writing skills are weak. I find writing difficult, especially when asked to be a more ‘descriptive writer’. I also fear snakes and public speaking, but thank goodness those are not the issues at hand. Writing is challenging for me and I struggle with coming up with words, thoughts and ideas as to what to write about. I envy people who can write beautifully and are passionate about their writings.
I have been out of high school for several years. I did attend college for two years right after I graduated high school. I returned to college approximately ten years and two children later for one year. Finally, about twenty years after graduating high school I am back in college.
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Most of my writing exposures are in the professional atmosphere. I draft letters, notecards and emails on behalf of my boss daily. Prior to sending out the correspondences I draft for my boss, I give him the draft to review. He makes his edits and gives the drafts back to me to make the changes and to send out. He once told me that my messages are too direct and I should add more ‘fluff’ to them, especially if I am sending messages on his behalf. Personally, I think when sending a message to coworkers requesting information or relaying information to them the message should be direct and to the point. I was told otherwise, and therefore I try to abide to the boss’s requests.
When I sit down at the computer and compose an email message to a family member or friend, the words seem to come naturally and flow. My daughter has asked me to help her draft poems for assignments in her school and my son has asked me to edit papers he has written for assignments in his school. I feel comfortable helping them and making the necessary edits I find and assist them on their drafts. However, when I am asked to construct a paper on my own or told by my boss that my messages should not be so direct, I freeze. My mind goes completely blank, my heart races, my eyes fill with tears and I
As the first semester of my sophomore year wraps up, I begin to realize that I have learned a lot in all of my classes. The class that I learned the most from has definitely been my English 111 course. This class have given me so many opportunities to improve my writing skills. With all of the success I’ve had in this class, I believe I will do just fine with writing later in my life.
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When trying to think of a positive writing experience I have had in my lifetime, particularly as a small child, I could not think of any. So I began to ask myself why is it that I do not like writing, what happened in my life for me to have such animosity towards the act. I was finally able to think of an event and realized that it had all begun in the 3rd grade. One day, as a punishment for talking during class, I was kept inside during recess and was forced to write Wise Old Owls until my hands began to cramp. For 45 minutes, I was only allowed to write the same old phrase over and over again; “The wise old owl sat on an oak, the more he heard, the less he spoke, the less he spoke the more he heard, why can’t I be like that wise old bird”. To this day I can still remember that little rhyme and to this day I can remember that same feeling I felt as a elementary school student. From that point on I have always had an aversion for writing, it always seemed like a punishment. I still do not understand how people can journal. I don’t see how someone can sit down and write an entry or a novel just for the hell of it. It seems unnatural to me, but I guess that all of these feelings are just because I see writing as a punishment, an
In my opinion, over the years, my current writing skills have improved. Beforehand, I used to have difficulties understanding the proper format of sentences and had dragged sentences on. However, my current writing skills are becoming more developed. The composition of my writing has become more concise, clear, and understandable. Furthermore, some of the dominant skills my writing demonstrates is; avoiding slang, jargon, and transitions. With each of these skills in mechanical writing, my papers have become more advanced, more concise, and able to follow the primary goal. So, from these writing mechanics, my personal writing has matured. This allows my personal writing to evolve further. Nevertheless, my current writing skills have improved by becoming more concise, clear and understandable.
I have never liked writing; I always thought it was a waste of time. It was a great therapy but I never found academic writing to be useful just tedious. Only ever writing when I had too made it harder for my writing skills to grow or improve in any way. I have not taken an English class since the 10th grade, even then I never gave it much effort, just doing what I had to so I could pass the class. Then I jump in to College English 1010, I feel like I do well in all other subjects but this one. English is my worst nightmare.
Using the content/relationship axiom of interactional theory, a disagreement I have had with my best friend sheds light on the issues of control existing between us within a series of messages. This is following a punctual commitment to transporting other to their household given that I forgot my other priorities such as a doctor’s appointment and acquisition of the groceries listed on my phone. The reason as to why is because this contains metacommunication made to reflect communication about written communication directly
Is college writing painful and hard to come up with good ideas? English writing is different than other languages, we must follow a series of rules to complete an assignment. First, we need to understand the basics in grammar in order to use them properly in our writing assignments. If we excel in grammar, our essay will be much more lucid and logical to read than it was originally. Writing is a skill that must be mastered through practice; thus, one cannot be proficient at it if he or she does not have enough practice. Despite how hard it is for me to formulate ideas for my essay, every time I sit and concentrate on writing, a multitude of ideas begin to flood my brain. I do not have a tremendous amount of experience in writing because in my country we do not write as much as students do in the United States due to a heavier emphasis on mathematical courses verses English literature. However, what I have come to learn is that writing plays an important role in achieving success in the academic life of a college student.
There are many different types of communication mediums to choose from. These include, but are not limited to email, telephone, and video conferencing. Berardo (2007) states, “be mindful not to ‘overuse’ email. While useful, there are times when the medium is likely to be ineffective. When a message is complex and complicated or there is tension or conflict that needs to be resolved, switch to another medium”. When using email, you cannot express feelings and expressions the way that everyone would understand them. By switching to video conferencing, you can express the information more clearly. McIntire (2014) states it is better to use visual rather than just audio. “Take a lesson from the airlines in how they convey their safety instructions. Use pictures in your instruction manuals rather than words,” says McIntire
Why I Dislike Writing When I was younger I really enjoyed writing. English was one of my favorite subjects and I loved to write! Writing was so exciting to me, that I even wanted to be an author. I enjoyed reading and writing fictional stories so much, English class was rivaling my all time favorite subjects of Math and Science.
The main reason why I have so much trouble when writing, is because I don't concentrate
• What have you been taught about writing? Writing is a process that involves outlining, drafting pre-writing revising and proof reading. And it involves a lot of thinking. That challenge of writing is always in the process targeting the audience, and the purpose writing a letter or writing for leisure or fun is completely different.
I will be the first to admit that I lack experience when it comes to writing. I’ve written poems for the fun of it and school assignments for fear of failing classes, that’s it. The writing skills that I wield aren’t strong or college level. I can sum up the reasons why I haven’t been able to enjoy writing in the past with two main points. One is that it has always been a chore for me.
Saving memories is sometimes difficult to store in our minds so most people have their own ways to save their own by taking photographs, recordings, and through writing. In my case I am a writer since I was young. I wrote a lot of school magazines, poems and essays. In this essay I will draw few lines about my writing skills including my strenghts and weaknesses. Being the best writer is what I dreamt of from my childhood years.
Sargent’s supervisor is not communication effectively with her team, and it is creating a dysfunctional environment. Email can be a good form of communication but when used we need to be careful that others do not misinterpret the message being sent.
As I stated in my previous reflective essay, I hated writing in grade school. I sucked my teeth and groaned every time my teachers assigned an essay for homework. I don’t actually hate writing. I just disliked it because I never excelled in it. I wrote just to get the job done, but never took the time to pay attention to the writing process and the other aspects of writing. As I grew older and got a career, I realized how important writing was in the real world. From friends revising your status updates on Facebook that were plagued in grammatical errors or writing a professional email to your boss, writing skills are crucial to the real world.