Introduction to Engl 490

The introduction to our text clearly states that there are two types of writing: effective writing and bad writing. The inability to produce effective writing is often a great hindrance in the work world- be it scientific, corporate, or literary. Ideas are worthless if no one can understand them because of poor writing skills. In order to create effective writing, the text suggests that writers follow three steps: identify audience, create a condensed summary, and make the writing palatable to readers. This means making writing simpler by stating central ideas in a clear manner and keeping brevity and diction into consideration.

Talking Points:

1. Writers use of his own advise within the introduction
2. The importance of audience
3. Ineffective document examples
4. Types of audiences encountered- general, expert, etc.