What are the elements of effective writing?

Well cultivated writing skills are helpful at all levels of management and administration. A manager may have to write for expressing or supporting and opinion, choosing and defending a point of view, presenting and argument or for persuading and audience. There are some elements which can make the writing more effective. These are :

(i) Understanding the problem carefully: – Make sure that the problem is well understood then consider the ways that can be used to address the problem. It is a good idea to briefly note down some of these ideas. We can also take a look at the way similar problem was handled by others in the organization.

(ii) Organize your ideas with an outline: – Use the ideas that you have noted down while considering their problem. Organize them into logical series by using an outline.

(iii) Budget your time: – Any good writing requires corrections and rewriting before a final draft is made. It is a good idea to decide how much time you are going to spend on one writing.
Use correct sentence structure and appropriate words: – One makes more grammatical mistakes if he makes long and complex sentences. It is a good idea to keep the sentences to short and use simple words.

(iv) Don’t waste time worrying about spelling, punctuation, and grammar: Incorrect spelling, punctuation, and grammar will hurt your score it the errors make your essay difficult to understand. You should attempt to write your essay as correctly as possible, but don’t waste time worrying whether or not each sentence is grammatical or each word is spelled correctly. Such an approach blocks the flow of your ideas-

Don’t waste time worrying about whether other people will agree with your opinions and argument: Your essay is evaluated on how you present your argument, not on whether the evaluator agrees with you. Be sure you have supported your argument well and have answered all parts of the question.

Conclusion: In the end always remember to give a conclusion to your write-up.