My Writing Style Essay

Business Writing

Developing a Professional Writing Style

Rupa Subramanian

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[Introduction]

My writing style and attitude towards writing have changed a lot from when I completed my undergraduate degree to when I started business school last May. There have been many factors that have impacted my writing and have led to strengths in some types of writing and weaknesses in others. The following paper outlines how my family and culture, work experience, and personality have influenced and shaped my writing style. My goal by the end of this paper is to understand these factors, reflect on the impact, and make a course of action to allow me to become a well-rounded writer.

[Family and Culture]

When I was growing

From the Myers Briggs assessment, I learned that my personality type indicator is ISFJ meaning Introverted, Sensing, Feeling and Judging. ISFJ personality types are known to be quiet, loyal and kind. They are sensitive and aware of others feelings and emotions (ISFJ- The "Defender", n.d.). Furthermore, when it comes to ISFJs’ writing style, they tend to work best in quiet environments, do not follow rigid outlines, like step by step instructions, and often do not seek feedback (Fabrizio, n.d.). All these attributes reflect my personality and below I will explain how these personality traits have impacted my writing

Next I usually try to make the flow happen without doing a formal outline after. However, according to the article by McIver, it is important for ISFJ personality types to do an outline after writing down the facts first (McIver). Therefore, I will start doing an outline after I finish my first draft and read it outload to ensure smooth transitions and that the flow is logical.

• Proofreading for tone and grammar: I will focus on proofreading my documents thoroughly before sending them out. I will proofread all documents at least three times and each time will focus on targeting different items to fix. The three items I will focus on are logic, tone and grammar. This method was recommended in our course textbook “Writing that Works” and I like that it breaks down exactly what you are looking for each time a document is reviewed (Walter E. Oliu, 2016). It is more goal oriented approach to proofreading which is something I know I will do and is in line with my personality. For each item this is what I will be looking