... Improving your technical writing Version 4.1
8. Summary and conclusions
No matter how poor you think yourwritingskills are, you really can learn how to improve
them. Good technical writing ...
Fenton: Improving your technical writing Version 4.1
7. Writing that includes mathematics
This section provides three of the most important rules to follow when yourwriting includes
mathematical ... structural techniques for making yourwriting easier to
understand. Specifically:
o Sentence and paragraph length: keeping them short is the simplest first step to
improved writing.
o Bullet points...
... on them at a
meeting it may well be resented and the session may go less
46 ■ Improveyour coaching and training skills
Results cannot usually be achieved by any single manager
just ‘doing it ... to ensure that
training and development do not occur. Or that they are done
2 ■ Improveyour coaching and training skills
■ Again, as with so much training, a typical handout ‘pack’
does not constitute ... logical – a step-by-step approach works best, adding
details progressively.
72 ■ Improveyour coaching and training skills
Utilizing appropriate methods
Several training methods, beyond simple...
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How to improve your
academic writing
In a recent survey, academic staff
at the University identified the
interrelated skills of
writing
and reasoning as the two most
important skills for
success
in ... education; when asked
which skills students most often
lacked, writing was again at the
top of their list.
7. Writing
Support at Essex
mySkills
mySkills is the University’s academic skills
website. It ... society’.
Try to develop your ability to read your
work with fresh and critical eyes.
Empathise with your reader. It may help to
read aloud to yourself; that way you can be
hyper-sensitive to your punctuation,...