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|body=In this learning pathway, you have learnt about the principles of good writing and explored techniques for writing clearly and effectively. However, opportunities to improve your writing skills do not end with this course! | |body=In this learning pathway, you have learnt about the principles of good writing and explored techniques for writing clearly and effectively. However, opportunities to improve your writing skills do not end with this course! | ||
| − | + | Although it will not be assessed within this course, you may find it useful for your personal development to read [https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_business-communication-for-success/s08-02-how-is-writing-learned.html Chapter 4.2: How is writing learned?] in Saylor Academy's ''Business Communication for Success''. | |
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| − | + | This reading advises that good writing is the result of experience, effort, critical thinking, and targeted practice. The more you read, write, reflect on your work, and invite constructive criticism, the more your skills will develop. Reading various types of business documents, publications, and media articles will help you learn conventional genre patterns, which in turn can help you reduce preparation and production time when you create your own documents. To overcome writer’s block, the reading suggests that we should keep a positive attitude to writing, take the mystery out of writing by learning the essential skills, do rough drafts, and use think-aloud, and read-aloud, strategies to write and revise. | |
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