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Writing and Speaking
1.
2. In almost every course you
will take in college, you are
going to be asked to
present your
understanding of the
course using the written
word in tests, essays etc.
It is important to your
success in college that you
master the skill of effective
writing.
3. allows you to get ideas on paper,
even if you don’t think you know
the concepts.
enables you to see relationships
between ideas.
requires you to organize your
thoughts.
inspires creativity.
enables you to share your ideas.
4. 1. Pre-write to generate ideas
Fill your mind with information from other
sources.
Brainstorm, listing, free-writing
1. Organize your ideas in an outline
or essay map
Try beginning with a thesis statement
1. Rewrite or revise to polish your work.
Read, correct, add, remove.
5. Know & clarify your goal
Define your purpose
Know your audience
Select a topic
Narrow your topic
Develop a working thesis
Support your thesis
6. It reduces the topic to a It creates interest in the
single idea, opinion, or topic.
key message. It establishes the
It presents your position purpose of the paper.
clearly and concisely. It establishes the
It’s a statement that can approach or pattern of
be supported by organization.
statistics, examples, Each paragraph should
quotes, and references. develop a point that
supports your thesis.
7.
8. Read feedback from your instructor carefully so you can
learn things that will help you in future assignments.
If you’re faced with lots of red ink
take some time to recover before trying to learn
allow yourself to be disappointed
return to it with the intention of learning
If you only receive a grade, ask for more feedback on
the strengths and weaknesses of your paper.
If you don’t understand something, ask questions.
9. Beware of the differences in formal and
informal writing.
How would you word an email to a friend?
To a professor?
Be sure to consider the reader’s point of
view.
10. Now that you have that timeless writing on
paper, it’s time to give it to the world (or your
class) as the spoken word…
Right! It’s time to stand up forth-rightly in
front of your fellow human beings (gulp!) and
give an oral presentation!
11. Clarify your objective
Persuade or inform?
Analyze your audience
What do they know? What do they want to know? Who
are they? What are their attitudes?
Collect and organize your information
Choose your visual aids
Easyto follow, allow listeners time to process, maintain
eye contact with audience – don’t address the screen.
Prepare your notes
Practice your delivery
Rehearse aloud
12. Make eye contact as often as
possible
Smile, but not excessively or
inappropriately
Pay attention to volume, pitch
and speed of your voice
Pronunciation and word choice
are important
Consider your appearance
13. G – Get your audience’s attention
U – “You” – don’t forget yourself
I – Ideas, ideas, ideas
D – Develop an organizational structure
E – Exit gracefully and memorably
14. Use PREParation
[P] Point of view.
[R] Reasons.
[E] Evidence of examples.
[P] Point of view restated.
15. The number one reason for writing and
speaking is:
So make your work:
Clear
Concise
Understandable
Interesting