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Teaching Writing: Ideas and Strategies
By Roger GravesEducation
Teaching Writing: Ideas and Strategies episodes
- Episode 64: How to write short reports
Of the many kinds of writing done at work, writing short reports to update others about our work must rank high on the list of important and frequent documents written. This episode describes how to write these reports well.
7 min - Episode 63: How to write a good proposal
How do you write a good proposal? This episode, based on Chapter 10 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations, describes how to prepare both solicited and unsolicited proposals.
11 min - Episode 62: Writing Persuasive Messages
How can you write messages that will persuade your readers to adopt your point of view or proposed action? This episode, based on Chapter 9 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (broadview.com), describes how to organize both direct request messages as well as problem-solving messages--the two main varieties of persuasive messages.
8 min - Episode 61: Say it ain't so: Writing Negative Messages
How can you deliver bad news while maintaining the best chance of not alienating your reader? This episode, based on Chapter 8 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com), explains how to organize bad news messages.
7 min - Episode 60: How to write a positive message
This episode focuses on how to write positive and informative messages.It is based on Chapter 7 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com).
7 min - Episode 59: Communicating Across Cultures
How do we adjust our communications for audiences from cultural backgrounds different from our own? This episode starts with advice on how to do this for audiences within North America and then considers how to communicate with cultural groups across the world. The episode summarizes Chapter 6 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com).
11 min - Episode 58: Writing in TeamsThis episode identifies two models for writing as part of a team: hierarchical and dialogic. Good team behaviors and behaviors to avoid are also discussed, as well as ways to resolve conflict.11 min
- Episode 57: Teaching Business CommunicationThis episode provides a guide to using the sample syllabus, lesson plans, assignments, and grading rubrics for our Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations book (all materials are at wecanwrite.ca).11 min
- Episode 56: Writing Online at WorkThis episode begins with an overview of how to write a good email message before moving on to give some tips on how to write for social media.10 min
- Episode 55: Writing Style at WorkThis episode considers the kind of writing style you should employ in business and professional contexts, including a discussion of plain language principles.13 min
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This podcast talks about ways post-secondary instructors in all disciplines can help their students and themselves become better writers.