Professional Writing

Final Reflection

Carly  Fleck  

Professional  Tone    

•  Every  field  of  study  has  it’s  own  unique  approach;  but  every  field  of  study  shares  a  common  approach:  professionalism.  

• No  matter  where  you  go  in  life  or  what  you  may  do,  you  will  always  want  to  be  professional.  

Catching  the  Readers  Eye  Email  Newsletter  

•  Email  subject  titles  can  make  or  break  you.    You  want  the  reader  to  be  interested  in  what  you  have  to  say;  therefore  you  must  create  a  subject  line  that  will  make  the  reader  want  to  first  open  the  email.  

•  The  more  detailed  you  are,  the  better  chance  you  have  that  your  email  will  not  only  be  opened,  but  it  will  also  be  read.  

Catching  the  Readers  Eye  Email  Newsletter  

•  In  order  to  fully  understand  what  type  of  email  subject  line  interests  readers,  I  went  through  my  inbox,  my  sent,  and  my  deleted  messages.  

•  I  decided  what  emails  I  would  open  as  well  as  which  ones  I  would  go  ahead  and  delete;  this  gave  me  a  much  better  understanding  of  what  engages  readers.  

Keeping  the  Readers  Interest  Email  Newsletter  

• Although  you  may  be  able  to  convince  the  reader  to  open  your  email,  you  have  to  keep  the  readers  attention  throughout  it.  

•  If  you  start  off  negative  or  with  something  irrelevant,  the  reader  might  automatically  close  out  and  delete  the  email.  

•  You  want  the  reader  to  read  what  you  wrote.  

Keeping  the  Readers  Interest  Email  Newsletter  

•  Although  all  emails  have  different  goals,  you  must  first  be  able  have  the  reader  look  at  the  entire  email.  

•  To  get  a  correct  and  accurate  understanding,  I  went  ahead  and  looked  through  some  of  my  friends  inbox’s.  I  decided  what  emails  made  me  want  to  continue  reading  and  the  ones  that  lost  my  interest  immediately.    I  then  asked  others  to  do  the  same  and  explain  to  me  what  made  them  keep  reading  or  what  made  them  close  out.  

Time  Management  NPP  Work  Schedule  

• No  matter  how  much  time  a  student  is  given  to  complete  an  assignment,  it  never  seems  to  be  enough.    Many  students  tend  to  wait  until  the  last  minute,  thinking  they  have  a  lot  amount  of  time,  which  is  usually  not  the  case.  

•  In  order  to  correctly  calculate  the  time  it  will  take  you  to  start  and  complete  an  assignment,  you  first  have  to  be  aware  of  your  own  work  habits.  

Time  Management  NPP  Work  Schedule  

•  To  be  sure  that  my  schedules  are  precise  and  accurate,  I  must  think  realistically.    I  know  my  work/study  habits  and  then  go  ahead  and  apply  them  to  my  estimated  time  schedule.  

• Although,  I  would  love  to  finish  my  work  days  ahead  of  time,  I  know  that  it  will  not  actually  happen.    You  have  to  make  your  schedule  is  for  you  in  order  for  it  to  work  on  time  and  correctly.  

Understanding  the  Audience  New  Program  Proposal  

• When  writing,  you  must  understand  who  your  readers  are.    You  want  to  write  so  that  they  understand  what  you  are  saying  as  well  as  allowing  them  to  find  interest  in  your  writing.  

•  If  you  write  on  a  middle-­‐school  level,  professionals  are  not  going  to  respect  your  writing  and  vise  versa.    Middle-­‐school  students  will  not  understand  an  extremely  professional  tone.  

Understanding  the  Audience  New  Program  Proposal  

• When  I  began  to  write  the  New  Program  Proposal,  I  had  to  understand  that  I  was  writing  to  students,  but  also  those  students  are  the  ones  that  direct  student  programs  on  our  campus.  

•  To  be  sure  that  I  was  writing  in  the  correct  tone,  I  went  ahead  and  looked  up  different  examples.    I  then  compared  these  examples  to  my  work  and  made  adjustments  as  needed.  

Benefits  

• Without  learning  how  to  catch  the  readers  eye,  keep  the  reader  interested,  have  effective  time  management  skills,  and  understand  the  audience  I  would  not  be  able  to  fully  succeed  in  the  real  world.  

• Without  these  four  important  topics  others  would  not  be  able  to  take  me  seriously  nor  would  I  excel  in  my  field  of  work.  

Applying  Objectives  

•  In  my  everyday  life  I  will  use  everything  I  have  learned  in  this  class;  from  writing  emails  daily,  to  making  sure  I  hand  in  tasks  in  a  timely  manner,  and  being  sure  my  audience  will  find  interest  in  my  writing;  without  applying  these  skills  my  goals  and  dreams  will  not  be  capable  of  becoming  fulfilled.  

•  These  skills  are  ones  that  everyone  needs,  without  them,  success  is  not  in  reach.