Chapter 4

I felt like chapter 4 is very useful information for workplace writing. How to organize your document is very essential and can either make or brake you. Organizing hierarchically, group together the items your readers will use together and putting your bottom line first are all important strategies. I feel like giving the bottom line first, especially in the work place is very important to do because people don't have time to sit around and read long documents all day. Getting straight to the point will enable your reader to know what you want without all the nitty gritty details. However, whenever the point is negative or if you are trying to persuade someone then it is probably best to save your main point until the end. Otherwise, your reader can become defensive and not really consider what you have to say/write. I also think that adding modular designs or graphs are very effective ways to get information across. They will grab your reader’s attention better than a paragraph explaining the information, especially for visual learners.

I also find outlines to be very useful. However, they do not seem as useful in the workplace. I think of most workplace documents as short pieces 1-2 pages long. If the document is going to be any longer than I think it is very essential to write an outline to organize your thoughts and information. I was unaware that there were computer programs to help outline your paper and move certain parts around easier. I thought it was really cool and something that would be very useful to students and workers.