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Effective Written Communication: Writing Tips
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Sunday, May 07, 2006. For practical help on writing see my blog 'Tips for Writing'. Reference Handouts on style and language. Tips for improving the clarity of writing. General advice on writing. This blog will be regularly updated in the coming months so make a note of it! Http:/ tips-for-writing.blogspot.com/. Posted by Rob @ 11:16 AM. The Hague, Netherlands. View my complete profile. Introduction to the Course.
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Effective Written Communication: Introduction to the Course
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Sunday, April 23, 2006. Introduction to the Course. Welcome to the web log of the ICTY training course on Effective Written Communication, 25 April to 11 May 2006. The course sessions take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10.00 - 11.30 am. For a sneak preview of the course, you could take a look at the full web log from the last course in February 2006 at http:/ ictywritingcourse2006.blogspot.com/. This course...
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Effective Written Communication: Workshop One Review
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Wednesday, April 26, 2006. Inverted Pyramid, Louvre Carrousel, Paris. Summary of Workshop One: Memos. Our first session focused on common communication problems. In workplace writing. We identified some of the typical problems encountered in reading memos and similar texts. Recognise some of these? Poor structure and organisation. Elaborate language and jargon. Too many irrelevant details. Cold or unfriendly tone.
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Effective Written Communication: Writing: Tips on Getting Started
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Sunday, May 07, 2006. Writing: Tips on Getting Started. Ever get writer's block? Everyone gets stuck as a writer at some point. Even Shakespeare must have occasionally thought 'What next? But getting started on a new text is one of the most common sticking points for everyone. How can you get yourself unstuck? Here are some suggestions for those moments when you are facing a blank sheet of paper or an empty screen:.
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Effective Written Communication: Overview of the Course
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Overview of the Course. UN ICTY Effective Written. This web log was produced for the ICTY Effective Written Communication training course at the UN ICTY in April/May 2006. See the archive (left) for posts.There is a summary of each workshop, from workshop six back to workshop one, and additional posts with tips, articles and links on writing. Each post opens in a new web page. This work is...
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Effective Written Communication: April 2006
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The web log of the ICTY training course on effective written communication, April/May 2006. Wednesday, April 26, 2006. For a list of online resources including dictionaries and style guides, sites on how to improve your writing, plus links to resources on punctuation and grammar, see my 'Language and Writing Reources' site at. Http:/ writeresource.blogspot.com/. This site will be regularly updated in the future so please check back! Posted by Rob @ 4:40 PM. Email is transforming the way we use writing.
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The Writing Tips Blog: Writing Tip 6: Affect or Effect?
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The Writing Tips Blog. Practical tips on writing and language for the Effective Written Communication course. Writing Tip 6: Affect or Effect? What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'? Answer: although both words can be used as verbs and nouns, usually affect is used as a verb and effect as a noun. The film affected everybody. The film had a powerful effect on everybody. Affect' indicates feelings or change; 'effect' indicates results or consequences. I was profoundly affected by what I saw.
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The Writing Tips Blog: TipSheet 4: Hyphens
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The Writing Tips Blog. Practical tips on writing and language for the Effective Written Communication course. A hyphen is a small mark (-) used to join words together. Hyphens are used widely in English to attach two (or more) words, or parts of words, in order to make a compound word. Here are some examples:. However, there are many two-word combinations where no hyphens are used:. Birth rate, child care, vice versa, Land Rover, air force, ballot box, car maker. How do you know if you need a hyphen?
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The Writing Tips Blog: Writing Tip 4: Hit the ITs
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The Writing Tips Blog. Practical tips on writing and language for the Effective Written Communication course. Writing Tip 4: Hit the ITs. Cut out the impersonal 'it' if you know the subject of the sentence. One way to get greater clarity in your writing is to identify the subject of each sentence, the person or thing doing the action. The pronoun 'it' is a little word to watch out for and, in many cases, remove in favour of a known subject. Or when used in a general statement:. And some more examples:.
