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the style and content of a few paragraphs, scan (if still interested)
selected parts and then read that which you decide you are interested
in. In reading carefully, you should be aware of the need to:

• be clear about your purpose of reading any piece of writing
• have questions in mind
• keep the questions firmly in mind and seek answers to them

• read for main ideas
• test the evidence, explanations and conclusions critically
• make notes as you progress

• test the writer’s experience against your own
• consider whether or not to re-read

• discuss the material with others if appropriate
• reflect on what has been read.

Writing skills

Communicating in writing is an essential part of your job. There
are three key elements in communicating on paper:

• Structure and lay-out
• Content
• Style and tone.

Writing should be thought of as talking to a person on paper and
the six principles of good spoken communication apply – and they
are:
1 Clarity

2 Planning and preparation
3 Simplicity
4 Vividness

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