Teaching Writing: Ideas and Strategies

Roger Graves

This podcast talks about ways post-secondary instructors in all disciplines can help their students and themselves become better writers.

  1. 08/30/2021

    How to write short reports

    Of the many kinds of writing done at work, writing short reports to update others about our work must rank high on the list of important and frequent documents written. This episode describes how to write these reports well.

    How to write short reports

  2. 08/25/2021

    How to write a good proposal

    How do you write a good proposal? This episode, based on Chapter 10 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations, describes how to prepare both solicited and unsolicited proposals.

    How to write a good proposal

  3. 08/18/2021

    Writing Persuasive Messages

    How can you write messages that will persuade your readers to adopt your point of view or proposed action? This episode, based on Chapter 9 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (broadview.com), describes how to organize both direct request messages as well as problem-solving messages--the two main varieties of persuasive messages.

    Writing Persuasive Messages

  4. 08/13/2021

    Say it ain't so: Writing Negative Messages

    How can you deliver bad news while maintaining the best chance of not alienating your reader? This episode, based on Chapter 8 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com), explains how to organize bad news messages.

    Say it ain't so: Writing Negative Messages

  5. 08/11/2021

    How to write a positive message

    This episode focuses on how to write positive and informative messages.It is based on Chapter 7 of Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com).

    How to write a positive message

  6. 07/14/2021

    Communicating Across Cultures

    How do we adjust our communications for audiences from cultural backgrounds different from our own? This episode starts with advice on how to do this for audiences within North America and then considers how to communicate with cultural groups across the world. The episode summarizes Chapter 6 of Business   Communication: Rhetorical Situations (Broadview.com).

    Communicating Across Cultures

  7. 07/12/2021

    Writing in Teams

    This episode identifies two models for writing as part of a team: hierarchical and dialogic. Good team behaviors and behaviors to avoid are also discussed, as well as ways to resolve conflict.

    Writing in Teams

  8. 06/29/2021

    Teaching Business Communication

    This episode provides a guide to using the sample syllabus, lesson plans, assignments, and grading rubrics for our Business Communication: Rhetorical Situations book (all materials are at wecanwrite.ca).

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