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Effective Writing

Effective Writing. COL 105 Kelly Tribble. Be mindful of your thoughts for they become your words. Be mindful of your words for they become your actions. Be mindful of your actions for they become your habits. Be mindful of your habits for they become your character.

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Effective Writing

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  1. Effective Writing COL 105 Kelly Tribble

  2. Be mindful of your thoughts for they become your words. Be mindful of your words for they become your actions. Be mindful of your actions for they become your habits. Be mindful of your habits for they become your character. Be mindful of your character for it becomes your reputation. Be mindful of your reputation for it becomes your legacy. thoughts

  3. Instant Messaging • BTW By The Way • F2F Face To Face • FWIW For What It's Worth • FYA For Your Amusement • FYI For Your Information • GFY Good For You • GGBB Gotta Go Bye Bye • AFAIK As Far As I Know • AKA Also Known As • ASAP As Soon As Possible • BAK Back At Keyboard • BBL Be Back Later • BCNU Be Seeing You • B4N Bye For Now • BRB Be Right Back

  4. Proper Communication • Who says what’s “proper”? • Spelling and Grammar? • Save those for your English classes • Think of writing and speaking as a PROCESS (as well as a product) • Thinking, spell-checking, grammar-checking, organizing, etc.

  5. Freewriting • Freeing up your writing by temporarily suspending the “rules” • Writing whatever comes into “focus” • Purpose of freewriting: to find a focus – something to write about.

  6. Prewriting, Writing, Rewriting • Prewriting: The Idea Stage • Writing: The Beginning of Organization • Rewriting: The Polishing Stage

  7. How Much Time to Spend? • Prewriting: 85% • Writing: 1% • Rewriting: 14%

  8. Start Immediately • Starting writing SOMETHING the day you receive a writing assignment.

  9. Homework for Friday • Visit:www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/candidate-match-game.htm • Take the Quiz • Write a 1-page response about your feelings • Write Your “Elevator Speech” • Be Prepared to “deliver it” on Friday.

  10. Effective Speaking

  11. Six Steps to Successful Speaking

  12. Step 1: Clarify Objective What to you want your audience to know?

  13. Step 2: Analyze Audience

  14. Step 3: Organize your Thoughts

  15. Step 4: Choose Visuals

  16. Step 5: Prepare Notes

  17. Step 6: Practice Delivery

  18. Voice and Body Language

  19. GUIDE Checklist • Get your audience’s attention • U (You) – be Yourself • Ideas, ideas, ideas (create list) • Develop (an organizational structure) • Exit gracefully (plan your ending)

  20. Impromptu Speaking

  21. Develop Your Speaking Potential!

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