Writing is something many people tend to stray away from. I personally have endured this exact struggle in the past. However, over the last several years I have come to truly enjoy writing as a form of self-expression and creating clarity for others. I believe effective writing does just that. I've learned that writing should be for an audience... not to build my self up, but rather to cater to the needs of the audience. To go a little further, writing should be a means to happily and humbly connect with others, rather than to glorify oneself or to control or slant information.
I recently learned about the acronym K.I.S.S., which means Keep-It-Simple-Stupid. It sounds funny – and possibly silly – but it's so true. Many times we forget to just keep things simple, and I believe this inhibits an audience's ability to truly enjoy reviewing any kind of information and has the potential to even disengage, or weaken, any kind of connection. Many times the most profound experiences take place under rather simple circumstances or series of events.
Often times, we as human beings, tend to complicate the things we engage in and for personal reasons. We may want to impress another individual, or group of individuals, or we may want to advance our own interests. An individual, regardless of any external stimuli, should never allow themselves to stray from his or her core values. It is my opinion that writing can remain consistent if a writer writes for his or her audience and remains true to his or her core values. Therefore, a simple rule of thumb is to remember one thing…. simplicity does not imply stupidity!
Incredible Blog. I love the bold design and the way the text scrolls over the background. I also really like this particular piece "Adventures in Writing." Good luck in Grad School.
ReplyDeletePurpose: The purpose of your blog is to communicate effectively, which you do. Your have good writing skills and it is obvious that it is geared toward those in the field of communications.
ReplyDeleteDesign: The design is outstanding. When I look at your blog, I get the feeling you are on a new journey.
I can’t say anything to add to it because I think it has just enough not to overpower those viewing it.
Content: The content is geared strictly toward communications. This is the only area where you may want to add some other types of writings; not just the required material for this class.
Audience: As I stated before, your blog appears to be geared toward those in the field of communications.
Recommendations: The only recommendations is to add more writings outside the required materials.