National Commission on Writing ( NCW ):

1. “Writing is almost a universal professional skill. . .” (NCW, Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out, A Survey of Business Leaders, 2004).

2. “[T]he need to write clearly and quickly has never been more important than in today's highly competitive, technology-driven global economy“ (Joseph M. Tucci, NCW, Writing: A Ticket to Work . . . Or a Ticket Out, A Survey of Business Leaders, 2004).

3. National Commission on Writing (NCW): • “More than 90 percent of midcareer professionals recently cited the ‘need to write effectively’ as a skill ‘of great importance’ in their day-to-day work” (NCW, Writing and School Reform, 2006).

4. Writing Skills: More Important Than Ever on the Job