Working Online…in Writing
Get naked in the security line, hope the flight is on time, compete for overhead bin space with the family that really did bring the kitchen sink-or work online? More of us are communicating online to get things done with people who are across the hall or across the globe (or both at the same time). Clearly, writing skills have never been more important. At the same time, we know that many people find communicating through writing to be a challenge. Business students discover an added challenge when they have to move between academic and business writing styles.
Capella’s publicly accessable Online Writing Center contains many general resources for people who want to fine-tune their writing skills.The Writing Handbook includes easy-to-use information about Grammar and the Writing Process. The section on Business and Technical Writing distinguishes between business and academic styles, and offers instruction and examples of common business and technical documents.
Whether or not you are a Capella learner, visit the Writing Center, and post your comments here if you have suggestions for other topics or resources.
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August 14th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
In my organization, much of the communication is online. Its true that people who write clearly do better in today’s cyber workplace. Its great to see that the Online Writing Center is now accessible to the general public.
Here are a few more resources that may help:
Lynn Gaertner-Johnston’s blog: http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/ and Business
Writer’s Free Library: http://www.managementhelp.org/commskls/cmm_writ.htm.
Here are a couple of other sites from university writing centers: Workplace Writers: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/681/01/ and ESC Business Writing: http://www.esc.edu/ESConline/Across_ESC/WritingResourceCenter.nsf/wholeshortlinks2/Business+Writing.
I thought the article on “Using Evidence to Prove Your Point in Business Writing” was particularly interesting in this era since its sometimes hard to separate fact and opinion.