Good Writings

At work, I remind myself to make writings

• Clear
• Concise
• Accurate
• Coherent
  
• Appropriate in tone

In a paper, your job as a writer is to ensure that your information leaves an impression with your reader, and causes an influence. It is most important to put across the meaning and significance of your key message.

Notes of writing paper:

1. Don't tell your readers what they already know, unless it's context.
2. Always address your reader's concern e.g., if your reader is always concerned about money, address it.
3. Always find out who is the one reading your paper and craft it with strategy.
4. Accuracy is the minimum threshold, you hold all responsibility for the accuracy of facts and figures mentioned.
5. Quote sources of data.
6. You only select and stress part of your content.
7. Change different styles for different audiences.
8. Grammar is a given as well.
   
9. Make writing crisp - to the point, concise, clear and coherent.

A quote from an instructor sums it up nicely
"When you go into a shooting range, it doesn't matter how many bullets you have, or how powerful your gun is. What matters most is that you hit your target. If not, you will only succeed in making a lot of noise."

Other guide for report writing with a defined problem:

• Put objective in writing
• Outline position
• Describe problem
• Examine possibilities
• Put forward proposals
• Use short sentences & paragraph