Writing 101 - How to be an Effective Writer
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This document provides an overview of a writing enhancement training and workshop. It discusses why writing is important and provides tips for effective writing. It outlines four main styles of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. It also discusses the tools, traits, formats, and exercises needed to strengthen writing abilities. The workshop aims to help participants learn secrets to becoming better writers and conveying messages in a clear manner.
Writing 101 - How to be an Effective Writer
- 1. WRITING ENHANCEMENT TRAINING AND WORKSHOP October 15, 2014 Colegio de San Jose
- 2. Hi! I’m Jen Lead of Search Engine Marketing, Mavericks Web Marketing and Solutions Social Media Manager, 8 Seconds Web Content Writer gplus.to/jenillecristy @jenillecristy jenillecristy@maverickswebsolutions.com
- 4. WRITING 101 Unveiling the Secrets of Effective Writing
- 5. The Good Things that Come with Writing
- 6. You Learn The best way to learn is by teaching others. This is exactly what you do when you write. You simply impart others whatever knowledge you possess regarding a particular topic. You may even have to carry out intensive research before you start writing; thereby continuing the learning cycle. Nothing to lose here, is there?
- 7. You Empower Others Depending on what topic you choose to write on, you can help people transform their lives.
- 8. You Become Creative Writing requires a certain amount of creativity. When you start writing on a regular basis, you will force your mind to find more creative and interesting ways to convey your message. You’ll be constantly looking for new, unique ways to write about all sorts of things. You will learn to think like a writer.
- 9. You Can Inspire Others You never know someone might just get inspired by your writing and start doing something for the well- being of the community. Wouldn’t you be proud of yourself?
- 10. You Can Become a Source of Guidance If you combine credible and reliable knowledge with experience, you get a concoction that is extremely appreciated by the community as a whole. Over time, your reputation will build up and people will start to look up to you for guidance.
- 11. You Can Earn Money Writing provides a great way to earn some extra cash, or if you grow to become a large portal, then lots of cash.
- 12. Writing is a valuable skill! Knowing how to convey your message into writing in a clear manner is a skill. You may have to develop this over-time, but this is a skill that will be innate to you.
- 13. “Write not to impress, but to express!”
- 14. Let’s Begin!
- 15. WRITING 101 Unveiling the Secrets of Effective Writing
- 16. THE 4 STYLES OF WRITING
- 17. 1. Expository Writing Expository writing is a subject-oriented writing style, in which the main focus of the author is to tell you about a given topic or subject, and leave out his personal opinions. 1. Expository writing usually explains something in a process 2. Expository writing is often equipped with facts and figures 3. Expository writing is usually in a logical order and sequence
- 19. 2. Descriptive Writing Descriptive writing is a style of writing which focuses on describing a character, an event or a place in great details. It is sometimes poetic in nature in which the author is specifying the details of the event rather than just the information of that event happened.
- 21. 3. Persuasive Writing Persuasive writing, unlike ‘Expository Writing’, contains the opinions, biasness and justification of the author. Persuasive writing is a type of writing which contains justifications and reasons to make someone believe on the point the writer is talking about. • Persuasive writing is equipped with reasons, arguments and justifications • In persuasive writing, the author takes a stand and asks you to believe his point of view. • If often asks for a call or an action from the readers.
- 23. 4. Narrative Writing Narrative writing is a type of writing in which the author places himself as the character and narrates you to the story. • In narrative writing, a person, being a narrative, tells a story or event. • Narrative writing has characters and dialogues in it. • Narrative writing has definite and logical beginnings, intervals and endings. • Narrative writing often has situations like disputes, conflicts, actions, motivational events, problems and their solutions.
- 25. FLEX YOUR WRITING MUSCLES! 1. The story of your life. 2. A book that has changed your life. 3. If you could invent something. 4. The place you want to go. 5. Write a 300-word article on these topics:
- 26. WRITING PROPER
- 27. “There are two kinds of people: Those who think they can write, and those who think they can’t. And, very often, both are wrong.”
- 28. the tools you need
- 29. the traits you need
- 30. 1. You must find people interesting. 2. You should love reading. 3. You should be observant. 4. You should be introspective. 5. You should be analytical. 6. You should have a gift with words. 7. You should have self discipline. 8. You should be able to rewrite. 9. Ability to take criticism. 10. You must be able to stomach rejection. NOTE: BE A LIAR!
- 31. WRITING FORMATS 1. The Inverted Pyramid
- 33. WRITING FORMATS 2. The Basic Article Writing Format
- 34. WRITING FORMATS The Basic Article Writing Format
- 35. STRENGTHEN YOUR WRITING MUSCLES! 1. Writing Enhancement Training And Workshop 2. Things You Love about Being an Ilonggo 3. What Makes Student Life Enjoyable? 4. My Dreams and Aspirations 5. The Superhero I Want to Become 6. Things I Love about My Crush Write a 400-word article on these topics: