Strong writing skills areessential for anyone in business. You need them to effectively communicate with colleagues, employees, and bosses and to sell any ideas, products, or services you're offering.

In the article "10 Reasons Why Business Writing Skills Are So Important," the author describes why writing skills are essential. "No matter what level of hierarchy you are at in a company, writing skills are a valuable asset."

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In the article "Your Company Is Only as Good as Your Writing," the author discusses how writing skills, or lack there of, show the author's vulnerabilities, ideology and ability (or inability) to navigate language. "Great leaders consider communication a core competence, so why don't more businesses? Manufacturers spend millions on safety training to get people to wear hard hats, but spend very little to make sure their safety critical work instructions are written clearly. That's not good enough. Effective writing must be a company-wide endeavor."

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Using these articles, and looking back to the beginning of class, what have you learned about business writing and communication skills?