Importance of writing

skills at Work Place

By:- Group 5
 What is writing skills?

Communicating quickly and effectively is the cornerstone of any

profession. No matter how unrelated writing may seem to a particular
field, it's important to regard your writing as an essential component of
your skillset.

Writing skills include all the knowledge and abilities related to expressing
ideas through the written word. The ability to clearly communicate ideas
through writing is in high demand for employers in any industry. Well-
written documents, emails and posts can persuade customers to purchase a
product or convince investors to partner with a company.
What else can the written words do for your career?
1.They enhance business communication .

2.They can demonstrate your acumen .

3.They highlight the credibility.

4.They increase confidence.

5.They can improve your thought process.

6.They allow talented staff to stand out.

 Communicating Efficiently
• Effective Communication occurs when a message is sent
and received accurately. So we need to deliver messages
clearly.

• To be Effective, The Written Communication should use

the correct tone, inoffensive language and appropriate
grammar .
 How to Improve writing skills

• Understand the principles of deliberate practice.

• Practice a specific writing technique
• Think before you write
• Think How to structure your writing
• Develop sticky writing habits
• Your readers should be hungry
 Increasing Credibility

• Although writing skills are important for internal

communications, they are just as important externally, if not
more so. As anyone knows, online publications, publicly
circulated updates and website copy are some of the most
important channels that clients use to reference your
company.
• Published content that is hard to understand, poorly written,
or contains grammatical or spelling errors can decrease
potential clients' opinions of your company from the outset.
 GOOD WRITING DEMONSTRATES
COURTESY
 Courtesy in business writing is a combination of paraphrasing the
understanding of problem prior to addressing solution and explaining the
policies and procedures in a clear and polite way.

 Good business writing demonstrates that writer values the reader’s time.
When a writer is able to organize his thoughts and present them in a way
that is easily read and understood, the reader benefits.

 So good writing clearly demonstrates courtesy by showing the reader’s

respect towards the time of writer.
Ways to improve Business Writing

• Think before you write

• Clarify your call to action
• Stick to one topic in emails
• Avoid jargon
• Write once, check twice
• Know your target audience
• Be direct an concise
• Avoid pretentious words
• Use the active voice
• Use your email subject line appropriately
Making a good first impression at work

• Be on time.
• Present yourself appropriately.
• Be yourself.
• Have a winning smile.
• Be open and confident.
• Use small talk.
• Be positive.
• Be courteous and attentive.