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Sample Documents | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. This page helps you locate documents for one of two purposes:. If you’re searching for one of the documents from the appendices. To edit, they all appear below. If you’re searching for one of the sample document pages mentioned at ProsWrite. You’ll find the entire list arranged by topic. Chris Montoya’s Job Application Letter. Brian Carter’s Job Application Letter. Brian Carter’s Resume. A Definition of Aphasia. Revised Bu...
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. Most links below take you to a post made up of a brief motivation for learning about a writing topic, a video tutorial, a sample document, and related research. The video tutorials are between 9 and 15 minutes long. The topics are based on the chapters in the 3rd and 4th editions of my co-authored workbook,. Revising Professional Writing in Science and Technology, Business, and the Social Sciences. Putting It All Together.
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What word is used only in a woman’s performance review? | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. What word is used only in a woman’s performance review? February 5, 2015. Wanted to share this piece. Even though I have no time to elaborate today. (Tip o’ the hat to Marie Paretti for sharing it! Those of you who write performance reviews for women need to reflect on your word choice. And what it says about you! Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Get tips fr...
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Learn to analyze a workplace audience to deliver an effective message | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. Learn to analyze a workplace audience to deliver an effective message. March 18, 2015. Know your audience. This would count as a platitude for good writing. An earlier post used the example of writing a letter soliciting sponsorships. For First Tee of Tuscaloosa from local businesses. Here’s what I wrote about audience readiness in that situation. How much expertise do readers have about the message? Today’s mortgage APR: ...
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Performance review | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. More on word choice in evaluations of men and women. Today, I’m following up on a short post about the use of the word abrasive in performance reviews for women. Similar discussions of word choice in student evaluations of college professors have been a hot topic in the past week. See Is the Professor Bossy or Brilliant in the New York Times. Or in Inside Higher…. February 10, 2015. The answer = abrasive. February 5, 2015.
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Dr. Kim’s Philosophy | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. Dr Kim’s Philosophy. Many people believe you have to choose between experience and theory when you want to gain knowledge or skills. But the choice represents a false dichotomy. It’s on my mind today as I get ready to meet my first two classes of undergraduate students since 2012. The first day of a college course is about two things: setting…. August 20, 2015. In Dr Kim's Philosophy. Shibboleths for National Grammar Day.
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More on word choice in evaluations of men and women | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. More on word choice in evaluations of men and women. February 10, 2015. Today, I’m following up on a short post. About the use of the word. In performance reviews for women. Similar discussions of word choice in student evaluations of college professors have been a hot topic in the past week. See Is the Professor Bossy or Brilliant. A law dean last month urged students to stop commenting on female professors’ attire. If th...
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Which federal agencies made the grade? | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. Which federal agencies made the grade? January 29, 2015. The Center for Plain Language just released their 2014 Federal Plain Language Report Card. Highest grades went to Homeland Security, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Social Security Administration. In their white paper. They note that the quality of writing within the US federal government is improving. 16 out of 22 departments improved over last year’s grades.
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Focusing on Readers & Writers | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. Focusing on Readers and Writers. Does essay writing help you succeed as a writer at work? October 20, 2015. In Focusing on Readers and Writers. Plain language requires attention to the audience. October 13, 2015. In Focusing on Readers and Writers. Plain language requires attention to the writer’s organization. This post should have appeared on October 13 to acknowledge International Plain Language Day. More important,...
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A terrific test for assessing a job candidate’s writing skill | Pros Write
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More workplace success–without platitudes. Revising Professional Writing Workbook. A terrific test for assessing a job candidate’s writing skill. April 13, 2015. A few days ago, Lee Salz published Help! My salespeople can’t write! As a final step of the candidate evaluation process, ask this question: Please provide us with a one-page plan, one page and only one page, in which you share with us how you will make yourself successful in the role. When can you have this prepared for us? April 13, 2015.
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