Personal Narrative: Why I Read Out Loud

I can honestly say when I saw the title of this course, I was nervous. I have never been a strong writer and haven't completed college level anything since 1999. One of the most important things I have learned from this course is to proof-read out loud what you have written. When you do this, you will often catch grammatical and/or wording issues you would haven't caught if you had just typed directly into the text box. My mistake was "My favorite television show at the moments (moment) is Game of Thrones". This would have been caught if I had read this out loud. It was spelled correctly; however, was not used correctly in the sentence.

After reading my initial post in this class, I would follow my own advice stated above. By doing this,

I would have caught several grammatical mistakes. Also in my closing paragraph, there was no ending sentence; it was a fragment. I could have written one other sentence to conclude the paragraph and made it an easier read.

Written communication is just as important as verbal communication due to the fact that many employers “specifically identify communications skills as a job requirement”; even when not explicitly listed, there is
a “strong assumption that the requirement is implicit” (Mascle, 2013, p. 216). Once I read this statement, I was like "duh". When you are reading the requirements for a job, it will have "good communication skills" listed. I have always thought of that as the way I speak; until now. Communication comes in various forms, however, if you cannot speak well or correctly, it will be difficult to communicate in any setting. If you have confidence in your verbal as well as written communication skills, you will have a head start.

Reference:
Mascle, D. D. (2013). Writing Self-Efficacy and Written Communication Skills. Business Communication Quarterly, 76(2), 216-225. doi:10.1177/1080569913480234