Summary: Chapter 3 begins with discussing the writing process, and how there is a 3-x-3 method. This method is rewriting, drafting, and finally revising. It also mentions formal and informal research methods. After this, the chapter mentions the strategy an author should take when reaching their audience. It is important to be considerate of the audience and to eliminate and frustrations by being clear and concise. The chapter also highlights that strong sentence structure is going to elevate the author's writing, and it is alright if it is messy in the first draft since it can be revised later on. Following this section of the chapter comes the part where creating emphasis in your writing is important. Methods such as underlining, italics, font changes, all caps, dashes, and tabulations. Emphasis can also be achieved through style by using vivid words, labeling the main idea, place important ideas at the beginning or end, or give the important ideas the spotlight. The chapter ends with how to draft effective and organized paragraphs
Comment: I have been taught to always highlight the important parts, but de-emphasizing is something that has never really come up in my English classes. This emphasis style will definitely help me when I have to deliver bad news, but also it helps me to be more concise in my words. In addition to this, the rest of the emphasis style section of the chapter gives me a starting off point for where I should start writing, but also examples for how I can compose my sentences. There is also a section of the chapter that helps with word substitution, so the writing does not sound repetitive and bland.
Question: Though passive and active voice are meant to be used simultaneously throughout the writing, do employers prefer one voice over the other?
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