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Writing Skills

Writing Skills. Effective Written Communications are Important. Provides a permanent record of discussions Important communications link Way of life in modern organizations. The one thing that most of us do better than anyone else is read our own writing. The Fog Index.

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Writing Skills

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  1. Writing Skills

  2. Effective Written Communications are Important • Provides a permanent record of discussions • Important communications link • Way of life in modern organizations

  3. The one thing that most of us do better than anyone else is read our own writing

  4. The Fog Index • Count 100 words in body of text. • Count the number of sentences in the 100 words. Add to the count the number of colons and semicolons. • Count the number of 3 or more syllable words in 100 words (nouns excluded). • Add numbers 2 and 3. • Multiply by 0.4 • Judge

  5. The Fog Index • Basis for Comparison • The Bible = 5 to 6 • Typical Newspaper = 6 to 7 • Time & Newsweek = 8 • Atlantic Monthly = 13+ Try not to exceed 9. Can be read by most 15 year olds!

  6. Basic Techniques for Good Written Communication • Shortness • Simplicity • Strength • Sincerity

  7. Row 1: Section 6 (W @ 4:00) Row 2: Section 7 (M @ 4:00) Row 3: Section 1 (T @ 8:00) Row 4: Section 3 (T @ 2:30) Row 5: Section 4 (R @ 2:30) Row 6: Section 5 (W @ 2:30)

  8. Peer-Editing • Do Fog Index on own paper. • Exchange with someone from your section. • Edit using worksheet. • Develop a question. • Return to original author. • Original author – highlight sentences according to structure. • Turn in peer edit with final draft by Friday to boxes outside of PE 212C.

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