My Reflection Of Writing Skills In Writing

Writing skill

I cannot end this reflection without talking about another important skill which is writing. Part of being a good communicator is being a good writer. When I was working on CFA projects, I was exposed to many writings that helped me to improve my writing skill. Some of those are essays, articles and memos. For example, when I was working on a project called “Virtual action for real” from the goal called “Communicate across culture”, I was required to write an article in Vibrant Valley monthly’s newspapers about the evaluation of digital media in Arab spring of 2011 and the Hong Kong “Umbrella Movement’ of 2014. From that I learned that when writing an article, it advised to use pictures that are related to the topic of discussion. Another important thing is to use titles that grab the attention of readers. Another writing skill that I learned when I was working on CFA projects is writing essays. When I was working on a project called “It’s your Right” from the goal called “Contribute to Society”, I had to write an essay about rights and responsibilities of United States citizens. From what I did and feedback that I received from reviewers, I learned that a good essay should have an introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion. I also learned that in order to have a good essay, one should use techniques that attract the attention of readers. Some of those techniques are the use of quotes, questions and stories. It is also better to use transition words so as