Amity Business School

Writing Skills
Your writing must have the following features:

ORGANIZATION

APPROPRIATE TONE

READABILITY

Amity Business School
1. ORGANIZATION

Layout

Format

Elements
Amity Business School
Layout
Color of ink and paper
Size and length of finished package
Quality of appearance
Use of illustrations and graphics
Longevity of message
Treatment of Headings and Subheadings

Amity Business School
FORMAT
Very much like Layout
Headings
Bulleted points
Bibliographical citations
Logic of the order of parts

Amity Business School
Elements
Bound cover
Approval sheet
Dedication
Title page
Preface or acknowledgements
List of tables, List of figures
Appendices
Bibliography
Amity Business School
Coherence---when sender and receiver
perceive the transmitted thought in the
same way.
Remove misplaced or dangling modifiers.
Use Standard Grammar
Use correct punctuation
Remove lack of clarity between multiple
subjects followed by a singular pronoun
Amity Business School
2. Appropriate Tone

Use the YOU VIEW POINT

Use Positive Language

Avoid tactless wording

Amity Business School
3. READABILITY
Clarity
[Avoid incorrect, complex sentences and jargon]
Conciseness
[Use short sentences, familiar words and eliminate
redundancies]
Parallel Structure

Use Active voice rather than Passive voice