Reflection & Expression
Writing helps you express yourself. It can be a great tool to help you know more about the way you think... writing can solidify ideas and thoughts, and allow you to reflect on them better than if the ideas remained evolving in your head.
The written language can be significantly more precise than oral language. Written words can be chosen with greater deliberation and thought, and a written argument can be extraordinarily sophisticated, intricate, and lengthy. Precision in oral communication comes only with a great deal of preparation and compression. Once spoken, words cannot be retracted, although one can apologize for a mistake and improvise a clarification or qualification.
The written language can be significantly more precise than oral language. Written words can be chosen with greater deliberation and thought, and a written argument can be extraordinarily sophisticated, intricate, and lengthy. Precision in oral communication comes only with a great deal of preparation and compression. Once spoken, words cannot be retracted, although one can apologize for a mistake and improvise a clarification or qualification.
Communication
Writing is one of the ways that thoughts are translated for other people. Some people are better at expressing themselves in writing than any other way, and some people get a better translation when read rather than heard spoken
E-mails, letters, and other forms of written communication are more preferred by some companies than simple oral exchange.
E-mails, letters, and other forms of written communication are more preferred by some companies than simple oral exchange.
Documentation
Written communication needs to be accurate especially in healthcare. Legibility, documentation of findings, actions, and outcomes of healthcare personnel is important for duty shifts. Replacements must have clear picture of the diagnosis or identified problem, the care given, and the response or outcome.
Written language is a means by which the history of a civilization can be passed down to future generations. The ancient Romans were quite cognizant of the importance of the written word for this purpose, so much so that generals such as Julius Caesar employed historians in order to control how their military and other exploits were chronicled.
Written language is a means by which the history of a civilization can be passed down to future generations. The ancient Romans were quite cognizant of the importance of the written word for this purpose, so much so that generals such as Julius Caesar employed historians in order to control how their military and other exploits were chronicled.
Formal Presentation
Written text is also useful when it comes to presentations.
Visual aids such as graphs, charts, and maps are labeled with text for ease of group understanding.
Speeches are also better composed through written drafts than mere oral recitation. Cue cards are also utilized for more effective presentation.
Visual aids such as graphs, charts, and maps are labeled with text for ease of group understanding.
Speeches are also better composed through written drafts than mere oral recitation. Cue cards are also utilized for more effective presentation.
Job Opportunities
Writing well is a gift that can be harnessed to one's advantage. Many movies which have gained a huge following are based on literary texts authored by professional writers, and even those which aren't book-based are written first as scripts. And then there's blogging, another financial opportunity which many gifted writers have taken up.
Other common occupations which make use of text include news writing, proofreading, signage-making, et cetera.
Other common occupations which make use of text include news writing, proofreading, signage-making, et cetera.
Worplace function
Record: Written communication within the organization serves as a record of its daily proceedings.
Evidence: Written communication at the workplace can also play the role of legal evidence in court cases.
Delegation: Intradepartmental communication helps in the delegation of work within the different departments of the organization.
Contact: Communication such as emails, etc., are an important means of maintaining contact with clients, employees, suppliers, etc.
Advertising: Different forms of written communication are used to attract prospective buyers/customers. Hence, written communication as an advertising tool is also important.
Evidence: Written communication at the workplace can also play the role of legal evidence in court cases.
Delegation: Intradepartmental communication helps in the delegation of work within the different departments of the organization.
Contact: Communication such as emails, etc., are an important means of maintaining contact with clients, employees, suppliers, etc.
Advertising: Different forms of written communication are used to attract prospective buyers/customers. Hence, written communication as an advertising tool is also important.