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We all know that you only get one chance to make a first impression. Given the importance of written communication in making first impressions, writing well is a very important skill which everyone should learn from an early age. Writing well is more than merely knowing proper punctuation and grammar; it is also the art of being able to work with the nuances which are made possible by the richness of the English language.

Writing skills are used to make first impressions throughout your life; everywhere from email to introductory letters to accompany your resume to business writing. You wouldn’t write the cover letter to your resume in text message style abbreviations (or at least I urge you not to).

The following techniques can get you towards the goal of writing well and making yourself clear.

1) Always know your audience. You should remember that your audience has (or lacks) certain knowledge about the topic, so don’t cover ground like defining different types of flour if your audience is pastry chefs. If you are writing something more technical, for instance instructional materials, then by all means to start from the basics and work your way up. 2) Remember what you were taught in high school. Start your piece from a theme and know your ending before you begin. Once you know that, just start getting it down on the page - you can go back and rewrite your piece afterwards. Always start your piece with the most important point you have to make. 3) When rewriting, don’t be afraid to throw away quite a lot of the original piece, even if it’s the first several hundred words. Many writers are just warming up for the first paragraphs, so this is the part of your piece generally in the greatest need of rewriting.

Habits to avoid:

After you’ve written your piece, do a find and replace for *ly (this is a wild card character and “ly”), replacing it with a word that should never appear in your essay. I recommend using rutabaga. Read through your piece and anywhere you find a rutabaga, cross it out. If the sentence reads as well without it, leave it crossed out. Otherwise, replace it with the appropriate adjective.

When possible, always write in the active voice. Remember, show; don’t tell. For example: “Brooke ran from her pursuers as fast as she could, her heart racing, as her mind sought any means to evade capture.” This is the active voice. And: “Running, Brooke’s heart raced as she attempted to evade her pursuers.” That would be the passive voice - active definitely reads better and is more likely to attract and retain the attention of your reader.

After all of your rewriting, read your piece to yourself out loud. There is no better way to identify an awkward sentence than this. With enough practice at this technique, you will be able to hear the piece in your head as you write - this technique will bring about a vast improvement in your writing.

Writing well is a sadly neglected skill. It is hardly taught anymore, but all of the tips given here used to be commonplace instruction taught beginning in junior high, where they belong - rather than in college courses where they are encountered now.

Is it true when a person says that they can’t draw?

In reality, most people draw each and every day.

The function of drawing is to make marks onto paper or another surface. These marks will show ideas and information. Communication with these marks is usually done with writing or pictures.

“If you can write… you can draw”

Writing a message uses the same skills as drawing.

When you write you don’t think about what it is you are doing…

* You are forming lines

* You are drawing circles

* You are creating curves

Writing comes naturally to you. Because you were taught to write at school the skills of writing become instinctive.

When you draw exactly the same skills are being used…

* You can use a series of lines to draw a house

* You use a combination of curves to draw a face

There is nothing to stop you learning to draw. You can learn to draw if you take time and effort to improve your drawing skills.

Take a challenge… Pick up a pen or pencil and draw a cat or a dog. Don’t worry if the result is disappointing. The resulting drawing could look like quite different from a cat or dog.

This is no great surprise to you. You already know that you can’t draw.

The surprise might be to learn that many artists would also fail to get an exact likeness.

The biggest challenge when you learn to draw is to sharpen your powers of observation.

Take a closer look at a cat and dog. Look at the head…

* See the shape of the head

* See how the ears are placed on top

* See the eyes

* Look at the nose

Soon you will have a strong and clear picture in your mind…

“Now, you will see a sudden improvement when you draw the next dog or cat picture