WRITING SKILLS
1. These skills clarify and explain the on-going development.
2. It is the central part of any activity.
3. An idea can be preserved.
4. Can be transferred far and wide.
5. Each writing is different engineering – a doctor, a farmer, a journalist
6. Writing maketh an exact man.
To be careful
1. Avoid using slang words
2. avoid using symbols
3. clichés should be avoided
4. Use dash to emphasise
5. proper spelling
6. use short sentences
7. Make no assumptions
8. use appropriate words
9. use dictionary /thesaurus
10. Proper grammar
Merits
1. A written is interpreted same all over the world
2. It can be transferred from one generation to another generation
3. It is the best way to transfer information
4. It clarifies and explains on-going development
Report Writing
A document containing a specific information. 1] Public Report 2] Private Report
Types of Report writing
1] Scientific Report 2] Annual Report 3] work place Report 4] census Report
5] Progress Report 6] white paper 7] investigative Report 8] budget Report
9] Policy Report 10] inspection report
While writing
1] aim 2] Out line 3] readers’ standard 4] structure 5] draft
6] edit 7] revise 8] speculation 9] spelling 10] vocabulary
For scientific writing
1] punctuation 2] tables 3] charts 4] graphs 5] high frequency words
6] unnecessary words 7] grammar 8] coherence 9] references 10] bibliography
11] superscript 12] statistics 13] results 14] pictures 15] dialogues
16] title 17] acknowledgements 18] introduction 19] objectives
20] methodology 21] research findings 22] annextures