Digital technology has indeed made a lot of things easier. However, it has also led to some cherished forms of communication like writing letters to be obsolete. Today, we must accept the reality that in many places, short forms of communication have been used particularly in the social media such as Facebook. Many people prefer using short messages as long as they achieve communication. It is known that communication is a process where information is passed on from the sender to the receiver and the receiver should encode and decode to get what the message is about. Professional writing skills in a workplace are important parts of a communication process. They allow people to communicate with clarity to the audience than with the use of telephones
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Today, there are many social websites such that people prefer discussing their issues there instead of meeting. It is also important to realize that with technology, the way in which professional communication is done has changed. In the past, professional writing was done through mainly writing of official letters and sending of fax. There were specific formats to be used while writing official letters. Even today, some organizations have insisted on the use of letters for official communication. Despite the effects that technology has had on professional writing skills, it is crucial to keep up with how professional writing is done and to maintain uniformity in how official communication is …show more content…
Those who have these skills would not have difficulties in interpreting emails from colleagues that have many typing and grammatical mistakes. One would be seen to be negligent if they do not proofread their messages or check spelling mistakes (Reimer 2007, p. 92). It has been shown that writers who possess professional writing skills are seen to be more competent than those that do not have. This implies that possession of good writing skills would place one at a higher status. Identification of errors in a written message would make one even seem to be passionate and having much interest in what they are reading (Chen et al. 2005, p.
Today, there are many social websites such that people prefer discussing their issues there instead of meeting. It is also important to realize that with technology, the way in which professional communication is done has changed. In the past, professional writing was done through mainly writing of official letters and sending of fax. There were specific formats to be used while writing official letters. Even today, some organizations have insisted on the use of letters for official communication. Despite the effects that technology has had on professional writing skills, it is crucial to keep up with how professional writing is done and to maintain uniformity in how official communication is …show more content…
Those who have these skills would not have difficulties in interpreting emails from colleagues that have many typing and grammatical mistakes. One would be seen to be negligent if they do not proofread their messages or check spelling mistakes (Reimer 2007, p. 92). It has been shown that writers who possess professional writing skills are seen to be more competent than those that do not have. This implies that possession of good writing skills would place one at a higher status. Identification of errors in a written message would make one even seem to be passionate and having much interest in what they are reading (Chen et al. 2005, p.