Business Writing Strengths And Weaknesses

Business and Technical Writing is a course that has taught me a lot about the technicalities of writing in the workplace. Documents must contain a specific format and use a professional tone. I was able to learn about my own professional writing skills and how to improve them.

Strengths and Weaknesses

By writing multiple memos and assignments this semester, I was able to grow accustomed to the strengths and weaknesses of my writing. Some of these I realized on my own but others were realized through the comments of others.

Strengths

One of my strong writing skills is my ability to complete all parts of the assignment. To ensure that I have not missed any requirements, I create an outline for all of my assignments. By writing all of the sections of a paper down in a place other than the assignment sheet, I am able to see what I need to include. From there, I complete sections on every topic before I begin writing so I

As an A student it was a bit of a shock to me. After reading the comments on my paper I realized what I should have done differently; I needed to discuss the responses provided by my contacts rather than simply recite their answers. If I were to redo this paper I would make sure that I included much more of an analysis than I had the first time. Additionally, I would compare and contrast the book’s guidelines for writing in the business world to what my contacts use as guidelines.

Assignments to Keep

One assignment that I would suggest is kept in the course is the recipe assignment. Although it was short, I found it was an effective way to learn about writing instructions. Because we were required to learn about writing instructions before we could begin the assignment. For example, I had been previously unaware that it is important to begin each step with an action verb. Although it is an easy assignment to complete, I found it was very informative.

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