Last week we talked about the importance of developing quality researching skills. Today I’d like to talk about some easy essay writing tips that you can use to improve your chances of passing a writing or college course. If you are out of school, then essay writing may still be a part of your life, however, you will need to edit the format of your reports to the specifications of your boss or client.
This paragraph will be for student writers. The first thing that you need to know about essay writing is that your essay format needs to fit what your professor thinks is correct. This is one of the most frustrating stumbling blocks about college. Each of your professors will have a citation style and formatting style that they like, and they may also add a few of their own requirements for your paper that don’t fit what you are taught in your writing course. The point is, that whoever assigns the paper is right. Just accept that and format your paper accordingly. This will help you when you are a professional.
When you are out of school you will need to format your essays, now referred to as reports and transmittal letters, according to professional guidelines, according to your boss’s preferences and/or according to the guidelines provided by your clients. Now you can see why you need to be flexible in college when writing your essays. Life simply does not fit within a single set of guidelines, and neither will your writing.
Next week we will talk more about writing tips that will help you improve your writing. If you need help with the technical aspects of writing consider hiring a private tutor or a language tutor to help you out. If you are a professional, then you may even need to enlist the help of a math or accounting tutoring service to help you learn the correct format for financial statements.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:01 am
I would strongly recommend hiring a private tutor. I recently got one from http://www.firsttutors.co.uk/ and I found that you gain so much more from being taught on a one to one basis. Its really flexible as well so I can fit it in around my already hectic lifestyle!
December 5th, 2008 at 9:26 am
There are lots of really useful Tutor search websites on the internet. Beanbag is good as its completely free to Tutors and Parents (http://beanbaglearning.com).