Report Writing Style and Documentation Practice

Daily Grade 10: Report Writing Style and Documentation Practice Click File-Make a copy, rename the document DG 10 Your Last Name, and save this document to your English 310 folder. Then complete each numbered task below as directed. Task 1: Practice omitting personal pronouns when writing your report (it’s fine if they appear within quotations), and practice writing in declarative (not imperative) sentences. Your task: revise the sentences below to eliminate personal pronouns (a-c) and change imperative sentences to declarative ones (d-e). Remember that imperative sentences directly address readers and tell them what to do, such as Create a detailed agenda and distribute it before every meeting. Declarative versions of that sentence are Managers should create a detailed agenda and distribute it before every meeting or Creating detailed agenda and distributing it before every meeting keeps everyone on task. * My purpose in this report is to analyze for you the various skills needed for workplace success. Revision: The author’s purpose in this report is to analyze the various skills needed for workplace success. * If you are not comfortable working in groups, you may have difficulty in the workplace, where a great deal of work is done collaboratively. Hint: Use the word “people” in your revision.Revision: People who are not comfortable working in groups may have difficulty in the workplace, where a great deal of work is done collaboratively. * I think Smithson makes an important point by showing a connection between listening skills and promotions. Hint: Omit two words to remove the writer focus and put the focus on the information.Revision: Smithson makes an important point by showing a connection between listening skills and promotions. * To conduct an effective meeting, create and follow a detailed agenda.Revision: creating and following a detailed agenda is key to conduct an effective meeting. * Learn the basics of phone etiquette since many people are more comfortable communicating by phone. Revision: It is important to learn the basics of phone etiquette since many people are more comfortable communicating by phone. Task 2: Practice paragraph organization. Report paragraphs should begin with a topic sentence followed by supporting details. There should be a clear connection between the end of one sentence and beginning of the next. Paragraphs should also contain source material from various articles when possible. Your task: rearrange the sentences below into a coherent paragraph; start by locating the topic sentence, and go from there. Those who do demonstrate effective listening skills are “promoted more often and show better work productivity,” giving them a better chance of reaching management/executive positions (Smithson, n.d., p. 1052). Listening plays an integral part of workplace success for both managers and junior employees. With such a large portion of the day dedicated to listening, “managers must be able to communicate with a high degree of skill” because their decisions are often based on the perceptions of others (Taver, 2010, p. 529). According to Jones and Baker (2013), “effective executives spend between 45 and 63 percent of their day listening” (p. 27). As for junior employees, t...