Basic Writing SkillsBy Dawle Abhijeet

•A Writer Writes for Readers

Tips for effective writing

What is the Purpose of your Writing?

Who is your Audience?

Knowing your AUDIENCE

Helps you to determinethe

STRATEGYyou will use

Tips for effective writing

• Pretend you are presenting material as a teacher to a class

• Check your grammar• Make sure you have no spelling or

punctuation problems• Look at each individual word• Be ruthless with your editing pencil!

Be Patient!• Realize that not everything you

write will make it into print• Keep writing, and rewriting!• “All good things come to

thoseWRITERS who writewhile they wait.”

Writers are like Gardeners

Types of Writing• Literary Writing

• Technical Writing

• Professional Writing

CLARITYUse simple Language

Use Familiar Words, Precise Words

Avoid ambiguous words

COMPLETENESSFor ex.

I sent you letter hoping that I would receive a reply by the end of this week. I still have not.

( Which Letter? What was it about? When was it dated)

CONCISENESSFor ex.

I want to take this opportunity to tell you that we are grateful to you for all the help that you extended when we are in Hong Kong.( Why ornament your thought? Say it clearly and simply)

Ans: Thank you for your hospitality in Hong Kong for being so kind when we were in Hong Kong.

CONSIDERATION (You Attitude)

For ex.We are delighted to inform that we have extended shopping time by two hours. ( Why use ‘we’ so many times? Is it more important than ‘you’?)Ans: So that you will be able to shop freely, we have extended the shopping time by two hours.

CORRECTNESS

Correct use of grammarUse Appropriate wordsAdopt right level of communication to suit

the receivers level

CONCRETNESS Use of figures, facts, names, examples

and vivid nouns add a special touch to expressions.For ex. I will send the goods to the upper floor by noon. (But how?)

COURTESY

Be Sincere

Avoid Anger

Use Positive words

Never preach

For ex.Please sign here. (Make it more polite)

Handwriting AnalysisReading between the lines

What is handwriting analysis?

• Study of personality and character through the pen stroke formation used in handwriting.

• Also called as Graphology.

What is handwriting

analysis?• Your handwriting shows what you feel

about :yourself, the people around you, your environment, your life.

• So, it tells you what to do to improve your life.

Organization: Planning skills

1.Self determined2.Good planner

Organization: Planning skills

1.Confused2.Not a good planner3.Depression4.Instability

Baseline: Direction

Determined, Always on track

Lacks Definite direction

Very moody

Size

• Likes being noticed• Bold• Confident• Energetic• Extrovert

Size

• Stays out of limelight• Introvert• Good concentration• Very selective

Zone: Desires

Upper zone is bigger – Intellectual

Zone: Desires

Middle zone is bigger – 1.No many needs2.Just concern about his loved ones

Zone: Desires

Lower zone is bigger-1.Sensual2.Conscious for looks3.Body building4.Wants luxury5.Desires for more wealth

Thank You

• So now you know how to judge a person, not from the work, not from face but simply by the handwriting.