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Essay and dissertation writing skills

Planning your essay

Writing your introduction

Structuring your essay

• Writing essays in science subjects
• Brief video guides to support essay planning and writing
• Writing extended essays and dissertations
• Planning your dissertation writing time

Structuring your dissertation

• Top tips for writing longer pieces of work

Advice on planning and writing essays and dissertations

University essays differ from school essays in that they are less concerned with what you know and more concerned with how you construct an argument to answer the question. This means that the starting point for writing a strong essay is to first unpick the question and to then use this to plan your essay before you start putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard).

A really good starting point for you are these short, downloadable Tips for Successful Essay Writing and Answering the Question resources. Both resources will help you to plan your essay, as well as giving you guidance on how to distinguish between different sorts of essay questions. 

You may find it helpful to watch this seven-minute video on six tips for essay writing which outlines how to interpret essay questions, as well as giving advice on planning and structuring your writing:

Different disciplines will have different expectations for essay structure and you should always refer to your Faculty or Department student handbook or course Canvas site for more specific guidance.

However, broadly speaking, all essays share the following features:

Essays need an introduction to establish and focus the parameters of the discussion that will follow. You may find it helpful to divide the introduction into areas to demonstrate your breadth and engagement with the essay question. You might define specific terms in the introduction to show your engagement with the essay question; for example, ‘This is a large topic which has been variously discussed by many scientists and commentators. The principle tension is between the views of X and Y who define the main issues as…’ Breadth might be demonstrated by showing the range of viewpoints from which the essay question could be considered; for example, ‘A variety of factors including economic, social and political, influence A and B. This essay will focus on the social and economic aspects, with particular emphasis on…..’

Watch this two-minute video to learn more about how to plan and structure an introduction:

The main body of the essay should elaborate on the issues raised in the introduction and develop an argument(s) that answers the question. It should consist of a number of self-contained paragraphs each of which makes a specific point and provides some form of evidence to support the argument being made. Remember that a clear argument requires that each paragraph explicitly relates back to the essay question or the developing argument.

• Conclusion: An essay should end with a conclusion that reiterates the argument in light of the evidence you have provided; you shouldn’t use the conclusion to introduce new information.
• References: You need to include references to the materials you’ve used to write your essay. These might be in the form of footnotes, in-text citations, or a bibliography at the end. Different systems exist for citing references and different disciplines will use various approaches to citation. Ask your tutor which method(s) you should be using for your essay and also consult your Department or Faculty webpages for specific guidance in your discipline. 

Essay writing in science subjects

If you are writing an essay for a science subject you may need to consider additional areas, such as how to present data or diagrams. This five-minute video gives you some advice on how to approach your reading list, planning which information to include in your answer and how to write for your scientific audience – the video is available here:

A PDF providing further guidance on writing science essays for tutorials is available to download.

Short videos to support your essay writing skills

There are many other resources at Oxford that can help support your essay writing skills and if you are short on time, the Oxford Study Skills Centre has produced a number of short (2-minute) videos covering different aspects of essay writing, including:

• Approaching different types of essay questions  
• Structuring your essay  
• Writing an introduction  
• Making use of evidence in your essay writing  
• Writing your conclusion

Extended essays and dissertations

Longer pieces of writing like extended essays and dissertations may seem like quite a challenge from your regular essay writing. The important point is to start with a plan and to focus on what the question is asking. A PDF providing further guidance on planning Humanities and Social Science dissertations is available to download.

Planning your time effectively

Try not to leave the writing until close to your deadline, instead start as soon as you have some ideas to put down onto paper. Your early drafts may never end up in the final work, but the work of committing your ideas to paper helps to formulate not only your ideas, but the method of structuring your writing to read well and conclude firmly.

Although many students and tutors will say that the introduction is often written last, it is a good idea to begin to think about what will go into it early on. For example, the first draft of your introduction should set out your argument, the information you have, and your methods, and it should give a structure to the chapters and sections you will write. Your introduction will probably change as time goes on but it will stand as a guide to your entire extended essay or dissertation and it will help you to keep focused.

The structure of  extended essays or dissertations will vary depending on the question and discipline, but may include some or all of the following:

• The background information to - and context for - your research. This often takes the form of a literature review.
• Explanation of the focus of your work.
• Explanation of the value of this work to scholarship on the topic.
• List of the aims and objectives of the work and also the issues which will not be covered because they are outside its scope.

The main body of your extended essay or dissertation will probably include your methodology, the results of research, and your argument(s) based on your findings.

The conclusion is to summarise the value your research has added to the topic, and any further lines of research you would undertake given more time or resources. 

Tips on writing longer pieces of work

Approaching each chapter of a dissertation as a shorter essay can make the task of writing a dissertation seem less overwhelming. Each chapter will have an introduction, a main body where the argument is developed and substantiated with evidence, and a conclusion to tie things together. Unlike in a regular essay, chapter conclusions may also introduce the chapter that will follow, indicating how the chapters are connected to one another and how the argument will develop through your dissertation.

For further guidance, watch this two-minute video on writing longer pieces of work . 

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This page continues from our page: Planning an Essay , the essential first step to successful essay writing.

This page assumes that you have already planned your essay, you have taken time to understand the essay question, gathered information that you intend to use, and have produced a skeleton plan of you essay – taking into account your word limit.

This page is concerned with the actual writing of your essay, it provides some guidelines for good practice as well as some common mistakes you'll want to avoid.

Structuring Your Essay

An essay should be written in a flowing manner with each sentence following on logically from the previous one and with appropriate signposts to guide the reader.

An essay usually takes the following structured format:

• The introduction
• The main body: a development of the issues
• A conclusion
• A list of references of the sources of information you have used

The Introduction

The function of the introduction is simply to introduce the subject, to explain how you understand the question, and describe briefly how you intend to deal with it.

You could begin by defining essential terms, providing a brief historical or personal context if appropriate, and/or by explaining why you think the subject is significant or interesting.

Some people are far too ambitious in writing their introductions. Writing a lengthy introduction limits the number of words available for the main body of the assignment.

Keep the introduction short, preferably to one or two paragraphs and keep it, succinct, to the point.

Some students find it best to write a provisional introduction, when starting to write an essay, and then to rewrite this when they have finished the first draft of their essay. To write a provisional introduction, ask yourself what the reader needs to know in order to follow your subsequent discussion.

Other students write the introduction after they have written the main body of the essay – do whatever feels right for you and the piece of work you are writing.

The Main Body: A Development of the Issues

Essays are generally a blend of researched evidence (e.g. from additional reading) and comment.

Some students' essays amount to catalogues of factual material or summaries of other people's thoughts, attitudes, philosophies or viewpoints.

At the opposite extreme, other students express only personal opinions with little or no researched evidence or examples taken from other writers to support their views.  What is needed is a balance.

The balance between other researchers’ and writers’ analysis of the subject and your own comment will vary with the subject and the nature of the question.   Generally, it is important to back up the points you wish to make from your experience with the findings of other published researchers and writers.

You will have likely been given a reading list or some core text books to read. Use these as your research base but try to expand on what is said and read around the subject as fully as you can. Always keep a note of your sources as you go along.

You will be encouraged and expected to cite other authors or to quote or paraphrase from books that you have read. The most important requirement is that the material you cite or use should illustrate, or provide evidence of, the point you are making. How much evidence you use depends on the type of essay you are writing.

If you want a weight of evidence on some factual point, bring in two or three examples but no more.

Quotations should not be used as a substitute for your own words. A quote should always have an explanation in your own words to show its significance to your argument.

When you are citing another author's text you should always indicate exactly where the evidence comes from with a reference, i.e. give the author's name, date of publication and the page number in your work.  A full reference should also be provided in the reference list at the end.

See our page: Academic Referencing for more information.

A Conclusion

At the end of an essay you should include a short conclusion, the purpose of which is to sum up or draw a conclusion from your argument or comparison of viewpoints.

In other words, indicate what has been learned or accomplished. The conclusion is also a good place to mention questions that are left open or further issues which you recognise, but which do not come within the scope of your essay.

Neither the conclusion, nor the introduction, should totally summarise your whole argument: if you try this, you are in danger of writing another assignment that simply repeats the whole case over again.

You must include a reference list or bibliography at the end of your work.

One common downfall is to not reference adequately and be accused of plagiarism. If you have directly quoted any other author's text you should always indicate exactly where the evidence comes from in a reference. If you have read other documents in order to contrast your argument then these should also be referenced.

See our page: Academic Referencing for a more comprehensive look at the importance of referencing and how to reference properly.

Signposting or Guiding your Reader

When writing an essay it is good practice to consider your reader.

To guide the reader through your work you will need to inform them where you are starting from (in the introduction), where you are going (as the essay progresses), and where you have been (in the conclusion).

It is helpful to keep the reader informed as to the development of the argument. You can do this by using simple statements or questions that serve to introduce, summarise or link the different aspects of your subject.

Here are a few examples:

There are two reasons for this:  first,... second,...

Moreover, it should not be forgotten that...

With regard to the question of...

Another important factor to be considered is...

How can these facts be interpreted? The first point...

There are several views on this question. The first is...

Finally, it is important to consider...

Constructing Paragraphs

One important way of guiding the reader through your essay is by using paragraphs.

Paragraphs show when you have come to the end of one main point and the beginning of the next.  A paragraph is a group of sentences related to aspects of the same point.  Within each individual paragraph an idea is introduced and developed through the subsequent sentences within that paragraph.

Everyone finds it easier to read a text that is broken into short paragraphs.

Without paragraphs, and the spaces between them, the page will appear like an indigestible mass of words.

You should construct your essay as a sequence of distinct points set out in a rational order.

Each sentence and paragraph should follow logically from the one before and it is important that you do not force your reader to make the connections. Always make these connections clear signposting where the argument or discussion is going next.

Although the points you are making may seem obvious to you, can they be more clearly and simply stated?

It is also worth bearing in mind that the marker of your work may have a lot of other, similar pieces of work to mark and assess. Try to make yours easy to read and follow – make it stand out, for the right reasons!

Essay Style

There are two general misconceptions about essay style:

• One is that a good essay should be written in a formal, impersonal way with a good scattering of long words and long, complicated sentences.
• The other misconception is to write as we talk. Such a style is fine for personal letters or notes, but not in an essay. You can be personal, but a certain degree of formality and objectivity is expected in an academic essay.

The important requirement of style is clarity and precision of expression.

Where appropriate use simple and logical language and write in full or complete sentences.  You should avoid jargon, especially jargon that is not directly connected to your subject area. You can be personal by offering your own viewpoint on an issue, or by using that view to interpret other authors' work and conclusions.

Drafts and Rewriting

Most essays can be improved by a thorough edit.

You can cross out one word and substitute another, change the shape or emphasis of a sentence, remove inconsistencies of thought or terminology, remove repetitions and ensure there is adequate referencing.

In short, you are your first reader, edit and criticise your own work to make it better. Sometimes it is useful to read your essay out loud.

Another useful exercise is to ask someone else to read the essay through. A person proofreading the essay for the first time will have a different perspective from your own and will therefore be better placed to point out any incoherence, lack of structure, grammatical errors, etc.

Ideally find somebody to proofread who has a good grasp of spelling and grammar and at least a casual interest in your subject area.

One or two edits should be sufficient. It is best not to become involved in an unproductive multiplicity of drafts. The remedy is to analyse the question again and write another, simple, plan based on how to organise the material you are not happy with in the draft of your essay. Rewrite the essay according to that revised plan and resist the tendency to panic in the middle, tear it up and start all over again. It is important to get to the end and then revise again. Otherwise you will have a perfect opening couple of paragraphs and potentially the rest of the essay in disarray.

You will learn and improve much more through criticising and correcting your work than by simply starting again.

Don't Panic!

A few students can get so anxious about an assignment that they find themselves unable to write anything at all.

There are several reasons why this can happen. The primary reason is usually that such students set themselves too high a standard and then panic because they cannot attain it. This may also be due to factors such as the fear of the expectations of others or placing too high an expectation on themselves.

Whatever the reason, if you cannot write an assignment, you have to find a way out of your panic.  If you find yourself in this position, do not allow the situation to drift; try to act swiftly.  Discussing your worries with your tutor and/or peers, or simply writing them down, will help you clarify why you might feel stuck.

Another trick is to dash off what you consider to be a 'bad' essay, hand it in and see what happens, or decide to write the assignment in two hours without notes or references and see how that goes. You can always come back to enter the references later.

Students often say that their hurried and most casual essay got a higher mark than one which they struggled with for weeks; in fact this happened because they got down to essentials and made their points quickly.  The experiment might be worth a try.

If, despite study and good intentions, you cannot seem to get your essay written, or even started, you should let your tutor know as soon as possible.

Your tutor will have encountered such problems many times, and it is part of his/her job to help you sort them out.

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How to Write an Essay about Your Skills

If you’re aiming to write a meaningful essay about your skills, you’re in the right place!

Writing an essay about your skills allows you to showcase your talents, abilities, and the experiences that have helped you develop them. In this tutorial, I will guide you through five simple steps to write an effective essay about your skills. Additionally, we’ll use a sample essay to illustrate how these steps work in action.

Let’s do this!

Step 1. Plan the word count for your essay’s paragraphs.

The first step is crucial for simplifying your writing process. You’ll know precisely how many words each paragraph will contain, making the process more efficient.

Essays generally consist of three main parts:

• The introductory paragraph
• Three body paragraphs
• The concluding paragraph

For example, if you want a 300-word essay, here’s a way to distribute 300 words across five paragraphs:

That’s all you need for your essay — five nice paragraphs.

Step 2. Select your main idea and supporting points.

You’ll need a central idea to anchor your essay. Begin by thinking about your skills. What are you good at? What experiences have helped you to develop these skills?

For instance, are you a leader? You might be good at decision-making, problem-solving, and inspiring others.

Your skills and experiences form the thesis of your essay.

For our sample essay, let’s use: “My skills in communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration have been honed through my experiences in various roles.”

We’ll then apply the Power of Three to break this main idea into three supporting points. The Power of Three is a three-part structure that helps you craft your body paragraphs.

Here are our three supporting points:

• Communication has always been one of my strengths.
• Problem-solving skills have been crucial in my personal and professional life.
• Team collaboration has helped me achieve more than I could alone.

With this, we’re ready to start writing our essay. On to the next step!

Step 3. Write the introductory paragraph.

To write an introductory paragraph , just follow the diagram below:

Write an introduction that briefly sets the context of the essay. Then, write your thesis and three supporting points.

Here’s an example:

Introductory Paragraph “Different experiences help us develop and hone various skills. For me, my skills in communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration have been honed through my experiences in various roles. Communication enables me to interact effectively with others. Problem-solving allows me to navigate challenges effectively, and collaboration has helped me achieve more than I could alone.”

Step 4. Write the body paragraphs.

Our essay will have three body paragraphs to expand on our supporting points.

Each body paragraph starts with a topic sentence, then explains and illustrates your point using examples.

Paragraph 1 “Communication has always been one of my strengths. It has enabled me to create and maintain strong relationships, both personally and professionally. For instance, during my time as a project manager, I had to communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure the project’s success.”

Paragraph 2 “Problem-solving skills have been crucial in my personal and professional life. They’ve allowed me to tackle complex situations and find effective solutions. For example, during a major project, we encountered unexpected technical issues. My problem-solving skills enabled me to devise a plan to resolve these issues without delaying the project’s completion.”

Paragraph 3 “Team collaboration has always been an integral part of my success. By working closely with others, I’ve been able to accomplish more than I could alone. While leading a project, my team and I managed to exceed our goals through effective collaboration and collective problem-solving.”

Step 5. Write the concluding paragraph.

The simplest way to write a conclusion is to paraphrase the points from your introduction. Let’s do this for our sample essay:

Conclusion “Our skills are shaped by our experiences. In my case, experiences in various roles have honed my skills in communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration. Communication has been vital for maintaining strong relationships, problem-solving has helped me navigate challenges, and collaboration has led me to achieve more.”

And we’re done! I hope this tutorial proves helpful in your essay writing journey.

Tutor Phil is an e-learning professional who helps adult learners finish their degrees by teaching them academic writing skills.

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If you've been told time and time again that you express great ideas in your essay writing but your writing needs polishing, you aren't alone. The following tips will help improve your writing skills and turn you into a great writer.

Avoid repetition: It's an essay killer

Though it may seem difficult when writing a five-page term paper on a single idea or character, avoiding repetition is essential to improving your writing skills. When you use the same words ad nauseam, your reader views it as a sign of laziness. Here are three tactics that will help eliminate wordiness and eradicate repetitive words and phrases:

• The simplest approach to improving your writing skills is to eliminate the repetitive word or phrase from your essay.
• If you feel you need to keep the idea, replace the word or phrase with something similar. This may mean substituting a pronoun for a proper name, such as he instead of George; or it may mean searching for an alternative. Use a thesaurus only to remind you of words you already know but have temporarily forgotten. Don't select unfamiliar words that merely sound good; this risky path often leads to the use of words with different underlying meanings, which ultimately can hurt you more than the original repetition.
• The last of our techniques for improving your writing skills is more difficult, but usually the most effective. Begin by crossing out the offending repetition. Next, circle key words in the sentence (skip words such as a, of, while, it, etc.). Now craft a new sentence that retains the circled words but discards the repeat ones. This may require you to add more ideas to round out the thought, but our term paper editors have found that expanding on your new sentence in this manner will improve your paper.

Active voice: Breathe life into your essay writing

In order to improve writing skills, we encourage students to write in the active voice . For those of you who have misplaced your grade school grammar book, this means that the subject of the sentence performs the action; it does not receive the action. Compare the following examples:

• Tom tossed the ball (active)
• The ball was tossed by Tom (passive)

To find the dreaded passive voice, look for a "to be" verb (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been) followed by a past participle (often a verb ending with -ed). Ask yourself who is performing the action (the verb). Move that person or subject in front of the verb and make the necessary grammatical changes.

Trite phrases: Banish the banal

In order to improve your writing skills, force yourself to delete all idioms and clichés. Your reader wants original thoughts, not processed or canned sentiments. Yes, this means you must replace those mundane words with something clever of your own. Reduce—perhaps to zero—the number of similes and metaphors, particularly if they are common ones.

There may be instances in which you have devised the perfect comparison, one that highlights the essence of your argument, but chances are that an experienced reader won't be as impressed with your creativity as you are. While certain types of writing (advertising, speeches, etc.) may call for this, such phrases are anathema in formal writing. Eliminate these to improve your writing skills.

Literary present: Just do it

When writing about literature, you must write in the literary present. Your natural inclination will be to write:

The river symbolized freedom and enlightenment for Huckleberry Finn.

But the literary present demands that you write:

The river symbolizes freedom and enlightenment for Huckleberry Finn.

A key tip to improving your writing skills is that everything should be in the present tense. It doesn't matter that you read the book last week, or that the author wrote it a century ago. Write about the characters and events as though they exist in the here and now. This is one of those conventions that is just easier to accept than to question.

Mechanics: Sweating the small stuff is important when improving your writing skills

Always run a spell check. It only takes a moment, and it will save you the embarrassment of turning in an analysis of Julius Caesar in which you consistently misspell Caesar. Pay attention to the suggested replacements when editing your essay, however, as these canned wizards do not always understand your meaning. Even Bill Gates can't turn "it" into "in" or "you're" into "your" for you, so you also need to comb through the paper carefully with your own eyes to find every error before handing it in. Brilliant essays receive lower grades if simple mistakes are left unchanged.

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If you're thinking that this seems like a lot to remember, you're right. But focusing on one or two areas at a time will help you steadily improve your writing skills.

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Other interesting articles, frequently asked questions about writing an essay, an appeal to the senses: the development of the braille system in nineteenth-century france.

The invention of Braille was a major turning point in the history of disability. The writing system of raised dots used by visually impaired people was developed by Louis Braille in nineteenth-century France. In a society that did not value disabled people in general, blindness was particularly stigmatized, and lack of access to reading and writing was a significant barrier to social participation. The idea of tactile reading was not entirely new, but existing methods based on sighted systems were difficult to learn and use. As the first writing system designed for blind people’s needs, Braille was a groundbreaking new accessibility tool. It not only provided practical benefits, but also helped change the cultural status of blindness. This essay begins by discussing the situation of blind people in nineteenth-century Europe. It then describes the invention of Braille and the gradual process of its acceptance within blind education. Subsequently, it explores the wide-ranging effects of this invention on blind people’s social and cultural lives.

Lack of access to reading and writing put blind people at a serious disadvantage in nineteenth-century society. Text was one of the primary methods through which people engaged with culture, communicated with others, and accessed information; without a well-developed reading system that did not rely on sight, blind people were excluded from social participation (Weygand, 2009). While disabled people in general suffered from discrimination, blindness was widely viewed as the worst disability, and it was commonly believed that blind people were incapable of pursuing a profession or improving themselves through culture (Weygand, 2009). This demonstrates the importance of reading and writing to social status at the time: without access to text, it was considered impossible to fully participate in society. Blind people were excluded from the sighted world, but also entirely dependent on sighted people for information and education.

In France, debates about how to deal with disability led to the adoption of different strategies over time. While people with temporary difficulties were able to access public welfare, the most common response to people with long-term disabilities, such as hearing or vision loss, was to group them together in institutions (Tombs, 1996). At first, a joint institute for the blind and deaf was created, and although the partnership was motivated more by financial considerations than by the well-being of the residents, the institute aimed to help people develop skills valuable to society (Weygand, 2009). Eventually blind institutions were separated from deaf institutions, and the focus shifted towards education of the blind, as was the case for the Royal Institute for Blind Youth, which Louis Braille attended (Jimenez et al, 2009). The growing acknowledgement of the uniqueness of different disabilities led to more targeted education strategies, fostering an environment in which the benefits of a specifically blind education could be more widely recognized.

Several different systems of tactile reading can be seen as forerunners to the method Louis Braille developed, but these systems were all developed based on the sighted system. The Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris taught the students to read embossed roman letters, a method created by the school’s founder, Valentin Hauy (Jimenez et al., 2009). Reading this way proved to be a rather arduous task, as the letters were difficult to distinguish by touch. The embossed letter method was based on the reading system of sighted people, with minimal adaptation for those with vision loss. As a result, this method did not gain significant success among blind students.

Louis Braille was bound to be influenced by his school’s founder, but the most influential pre-Braille tactile reading system was Charles Barbier’s night writing. A soldier in Napoleon’s army, Barbier developed a system in 1819 that used 12 dots with a five line musical staff (Kersten, 1997). His intention was to develop a system that would allow the military to communicate at night without the need for light (Herron, 2009). The code developed by Barbier was phonetic (Jimenez et al., 2009); in other words, the code was designed for sighted people and was based on the sounds of words, not on an actual alphabet. Barbier discovered that variants of raised dots within a square were the easiest method of reading by touch (Jimenez et al., 2009). This system proved effective for the transmission of short messages between military personnel, but the symbols were too large for the fingertip, greatly reducing the speed at which a message could be read (Herron, 2009). For this reason, it was unsuitable for daily use and was not widely adopted in the blind community.

Nevertheless, Barbier’s military dot system was more efficient than Hauy’s embossed letters, and it provided the framework within which Louis Braille developed his method. Barbier’s system, with its dashes and dots, could form over 4000 combinations (Jimenez et al., 2009). Compared to the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet, this was an absurdly high number. Braille kept the raised dot form, but developed a more manageable system that would reflect the sighted alphabet. He replaced Barbier’s dashes and dots with just six dots in a rectangular configuration (Jimenez et al., 2009). The result was that the blind population in France had a tactile reading system using dots (like Barbier’s) that was based on the structure of the sighted alphabet (like Hauy’s); crucially, this system was the first developed specifically for the purposes of the blind.

While the Braille system gained immediate popularity with the blind students at the Institute in Paris, it had to gain acceptance among the sighted before its adoption throughout France. This support was necessary because sighted teachers and leaders had ultimate control over the propagation of Braille resources. Many of the teachers at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth resisted learning Braille’s system because they found the tactile method of reading difficult to learn (Bullock & Galst, 2009). This resistance was symptomatic of the prevalent attitude that the blind population had to adapt to the sighted world rather than develop their own tools and methods. Over time, however, with the increasing impetus to make social contribution possible for all, teachers began to appreciate the usefulness of Braille’s system (Bullock & Galst, 2009), realizing that access to reading could help improve the productivity and integration of people with vision loss. It took approximately 30 years, but the French government eventually approved the Braille system, and it was established throughout the country (Bullock & Galst, 2009).

Although Blind people remained marginalized throughout the nineteenth century, the Braille system granted them growing opportunities for social participation. Most obviously, Braille allowed people with vision loss to read the same alphabet used by sighted people (Bullock & Galst, 2009), allowing them to participate in certain cultural experiences previously unavailable to them. Written works, such as books and poetry, had previously been inaccessible to the blind population without the aid of a reader, limiting their autonomy. As books began to be distributed in Braille, this barrier was reduced, enabling people with vision loss to access information autonomously. The closing of the gap between the abilities of blind and the sighted contributed to a gradual shift in blind people’s status, lessening the cultural perception of the blind as essentially different and facilitating greater social integration.

The Braille system also had important cultural effects beyond the sphere of written culture. Its invention later led to the development of a music notation system for the blind, although Louis Braille did not develop this system himself (Jimenez, et al., 2009). This development helped remove a cultural obstacle that had been introduced by the popularization of written musical notation in the early 1500s. While music had previously been an arena in which the blind could participate on equal footing, the transition from memory-based performance to notation-based performance meant that blind musicians were no longer able to compete with sighted musicians (Kersten, 1997). As a result, a tactile musical notation system became necessary for professional equality between blind and sighted musicians (Kersten, 1997).

Braille paved the way for dramatic cultural changes in the way blind people were treated and the opportunities available to them. Louis Braille’s innovation was to reimagine existing reading systems from a blind perspective, and the success of this invention required sighted teachers to adapt to their students’ reality instead of the other way around. In this sense, Braille helped drive broader social changes in the status of blindness. New accessibility tools provide practical advantages to those who need them, but they can also change the perspectives and attitudes of those who do not.

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The structure of an essay is divided into an introduction that presents your topic and thesis statement , a body containing your in-depth analysis and arguments, and a conclusion wrapping up your ideas.

The structure of the body is flexible, but you should always spend some time thinking about how you can organize your essay to best serve your ideas.

Your essay introduction should include three main things, in this order:

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Whether you’re navigating through high school assignments, tackling college application essays, or drafting reports in your professional life, strong essay writing skills are indispensable. They not only help convey your thoughts and ideas clearly but also play a critical role in academic and career success. Improving your essay writing skills may feel like a difficult prospect, but it’s a rewarding endeavor that pays off in the long run. This blog outlines seven practical ways to hone your essay writing prowess, ensuring your next piece is not only compelling but also captures the essence of your insight and intellect. From understanding the basics of structuring to mastering the art of persuasion, these tips are your stepping stones to becoming a more effective and confident writer.

Mastering writing skills is more than an academic requirement; it’s a tool that will serve you well throughout your life. Whether you’re crafting emails in a professional setting, persuading others through written proposals, or simply expressing your thoughts in personal blogs, the ability to articulate your ideas clearly and compellingly is invaluable. Effective writing can open doors to opportunities, foster relationships, and even aid in personal reflection and growth. In a world increasingly reliant on digital communication, being a strong writer sets you apart, facilitating more meaningful exchanges in every aspect of your life.

Employers today place a high premium on strong writing skills, considering them as critical for the success of their business. A study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that two-thirds of employers seek candidates with proficient writing abilities. This skill is not only valued in traditional writing or publishing roles but across various fields including technology, healthcare, and finance, where clear communication can significantly impact efficiency and productivity. According to LinkedIn’s 2023 workplace analysis , effective writing skills have emerged as one of the top soft skills sought after by employers, underscoring their importance in a highly competitive job market. These statistics underscore the pivotal role that writing plays across industries, highlighting the increasing demand for professionals who can convey ideas and information clearly and persuasively.

Essay writing is a key way to develop your writing skills, and writing essays is something you have to do from a young age. Whatever stage of life you’re at, where do you start when it comes to improving your essay writing skills? Here are seven tips.

1. Read Extensively

Delving into a broad spectrum of literature can significantly enhance your writing skills. By exposing yourself to various writing styles, formats, and genres, you acquire a deeper appreciation of language and its nuances. This practice not only enriches your vocabulary but also introduces you to different methods of structuring arguments and conveying ideas, which can be creatively adapted to your own writing.

2. Use an Essay Writing Service

For those moments when you’re grappling with complex topics or tight deadlines, employing an essay writing service can be invaluable. These services can provide you with well-researched, high-quality examples of academic writing. By studying these examples, you can learn effective strategies for structuring arguments, developing a coherent thesis, and employing persuasive language, all while ensuring adherence to academic standards and integrity.

3. Practice Regular Writing

Consistency is key in mastering any skill, writing included. By dedicating time to write daily, you can gradually improve your ability to express thoughts clearly and coherently. Start with simple journal entries, blog posts, or even social media updates to build confidence and consistency. Over time, challenge yourself with more complex writing tasks to further develop your skills.

4. Seek Feedback

One of the most effective ways to improve your writing is by seeking constructive criticism from teachers, mentors, or peers who are proficient in writing. Feedback can provide insights into areas of improvement, from grammatical errors to the coherence of your arguments. Actively seeking and incorporating feedback into your writing process can lead to significant improvements in your essay writing skills.

5. Enhance Your Vocabulary

A rich and varied vocabulary allows you to express your ideas more precisely and persuasively. Make a habit of learning new words daily, understanding their meaning, and incorporating them into your writing. However, it’s essential to ensure that these words are used appropriately within the correct context to enhance your writing’s clarity and effectiveness.

6. Understand Your Audience

Tailoring your writing to effectively communicate with your intended audience is crucial. A deep understanding of your audience’s expectations, knowledge level, and interests can help you choose the right tone, style, and content. Whether you’re writing a college essay, a professional report, or a personal blog post, keeping your audience in mind can significantly improve the impact of your writing. This approach ensures that your writing is not only engaging but also resonates with the readers, fostering a connection that can enhance comprehension and retention.

7. Revise and Edit Thoroughly

The revision process is where good writing becomes great. After completing a first draft, take the time to review your work critically. Check for grammatical errors, sentence structure, and the flow of ideas. Editing not only helps refine and polish your writing but also clarifies your arguments, ensuring that your final piece is cohesive, concise, and compelling. Thorough editing also encompasses ensuring consistency in tone and voice throughout the piece, reinforcing the writer’s presence and strengthening the overall narrative.

Developing strong writing skills is an essential, multifaceted endeavor that extends far beyond academic achievement. It’s a vital component of effective communication in our personal and professional lives. By following these seven strategies – from broadening your reading horizons to seeking feedback and revising diligently – you can significantly enhance your writing abilities. Remember, writing is a skill that benefits from continuous practice and learning. It is a powerful tool that, when mastered, can open up new opportunities, facilitate deeper connections, and enable you to express your thoughts with clarity and conviction. Ultimately, the effort you put into honing your writing skills is an investment in your future – one that pays dividends in countless ways.

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If you want to enhance your essay writing abilities, remember to:

1. Practice regularly: The key to becoming a better writer is to write consistently. Set aside time each day to write and refine your craft.

2. Read extensively: Reading a variety of genres and styles can help you develop your own voice and improve your vocabulary.

3. Get feedback: Share your essays with peers, teachers, or writing mentors to receive constructive criticism and learn from your mistakes.

4. Outline your ideas: Before you start writing, create a structured outline to organize your thoughts and ensure your essay flows logically.

5. Edit and proofread: Always review your work for errors in grammar, punctuation, and coherence. Revision is key to polishing your essays to perfection.

Develop a Strong Thesis

One of the most important aspects of essay writing is crafting a strong thesis statement. Your thesis serves as the main argument of your essay and sets the tone for the rest of your paper. Here are some tips to help you develop a strong thesis:

• Be Clear and Specific: Your thesis should clearly state your position and provide a roadmap for your readers to follow.
• Be Concise: Keep your thesis statement concise and to the point. Avoid unnecessary words or vague language.
• Be Original: Your thesis should be original and reflect your own ideas and insights on the topic.
• Be Supportable: Make sure your thesis is supported by evidence and examples throughout your essay.

By developing a strong thesis statement, you can create a foundation for a well-structured and coherent essay that effectively communicates your ideas to your audience.

Conduct Thorough Research

One of the key elements of writing a high-quality essay is conducting thorough research. To ensure that your essay is well-informed and credible, follow these tips:

• Utilize credible sources: Make sure to use reliable sources such as scholarly articles, academic journals, and books to gather information for your essay.
• Explore different perspectives: It is important to consider various viewpoints on the topic and incorporate them into your essay to provide a well-rounded argument.
• Take detailed notes: Keep track of important information, quotes, and references during your research to make it easier to refer back to them when writing your essay.
• Verify your information: Double-check the accuracy of the facts and data you include in your essay to ensure that your arguments are backed up by reliable sources.
• Give credit where it’s due: Make sure to properly cite the sources you use in your essay to give credit to the original authors and avoid plagiarism.

By conducting thorough research, you can enhance the quality and credibility of your essay, making it more compelling and engaging for your readers.

Organize Your Ideas

Once you have gathered all your research and brainstormed your thoughts, it’s crucial to organize your ideas before you start writing. Creating a clear and logical structure for your essay will help you convey your argument effectively.

One effective way to organize your ideas is to create an outline. Start by outlining the main points you want to cover in your essay. This will help you see the overall structure and flow of your essay.

Consider using bullet points or numbering to clearly outline each section of your essay. This will make it easier for you to focus on each point individually and ensure that your ideas are presented in a coherent manner.

Remember to check your outline to ensure that your ideas are presented in a logical order and that your argument flows smoothly from one point to the next. This will help you create a well-structured and cohesive essay that is easy for your readers to follow.

Use Clear and Concise Language

When writing essays, it is essential to use clear and concise language to effectively communicate your ideas to the reader. Avoid using unnecessary words or overly complex sentences that may confuse your audience. Instead, focus on conveying your thoughts in a straightforward manner.

One way to ensure clarity in your writing is to use simple and direct language. Avoid using jargon or technical terms unless they are essential to your topic. Instead, opt for words that are easy to understand and convey your message clearly.

Additionally, make sure to structure your sentences in a way that is easy to follow. Start with a clear topic sentence that introduces the main idea of the paragraph, and then provide supporting details in a logical order. This will help your reader easily comprehend your argument and follow your line of thought.

By using clear and concise language in your essays, you will make your writing more accessible and engaging for your audience. Remember, the goal is to effectively communicate your ideas, so keep it simple and to the point!

Revise and Edit Carefully

Once you have finished writing your essay, it is important to revise and edit it carefully before submitting it. Editing plays a crucial role in improving the quality of your writing.

1. Read Aloud: Reading your essay aloud can help you identify awkward phrasing, run-on sentences, and grammatical errors that may have gone unnoticed.

2. Check for Consistency: Ensure that your arguments and ideas flow logically throughout the essay. Check for consistency in tone, style, and formatting.

3. Proofread for Spelling and Grammar: Carefully proofread your essay for spelling and grammar mistakes. Use tools like spell check and grammar check, but also manually review each word and sentence.

4. Get Feedback: Ask a friend, classmate, or teacher to review your essay and provide constructive feedback. Another set of eyes can catch errors or suggest improvements that you might have missed.

By revising and editing your essay carefully, you can ensure that your writing is clear, coherent, and error-free, making a strong impression on your audience.

Seek Feedback and Learn from it

Receiving feedback is an essential part of improving your essay writing skills. Whether it’s from your teachers, peers, or online writing communities, feedback can provide valuable insights into your writing style, structure, and clarity.

When seeking feedback, be open to constructive criticism and actively listen to suggestions for improvement. Pay attention to areas where you may have weaknesses or areas for growth. Taking the feedback into consideration and incorporating it into your writing can help you enhance your skills and become a better writer.

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7 Essay Writing Skills All Writers Need To Master

Whether for college or an examination, knowing how to write an essay is important. Read our guide to learn our top seven essay writing skills.

Essay writing is an important skill to have when going to college. This common writing assignment allows you to sort ideas and information into logical conclusions rather than simply memorizing and spitting out facts. Writing essays is also essential for many standardized tests, including college entrance exams and immigration testing. Therefore, knowing what makes a good essay and how to write one well is vital to your academic success. Essays have three main parts. These are:

• Introductory paragraph
• Body of the essay
• Concluding paragraph

Knowing this structure is just the first part of writing effective essays. As you learn to write this paper, consider building additional essay writing skills to help. Here are seven that will come in handy as you build your writing abilities for college and beyond.

1. Develop Your Brainstorming Abilities

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Writing a great essay starts long before you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. It starts the minute you start thinking about your essay question. The question or topic you write on may come from your professor, or you may have the freedom to choose for yourself. If you have the freedom to choose, write down a list of topics that interest the subject area you need to write on. This is your first brainstorming step. Next, you need to brainstorm the answer to the question or argument of your essay. You can try many different brainstorming techniques for this part of the process. Some popular ones include:

• Mind Mapping – A mind map starts with your main essay topic or idea in the middle. From that point, you draw lines and boxes or bubbles that contain your thoughts on the topic. Then, you add additional branches if a new thought connects to one of those.
• Rapid Ideation – You set a time limit for this brainstorming technique and write down as many ideas as possible on your topic. After the time is up, you can look at your ideas and see which ones will work to make a winning essay.
• Bullet Lists – This technique is quite simple. Spend a few moments writing bullet lists of words, phrases, or ideas that go with your main topic. From those, pull out ideas to build your outline and essay.
• Journalistic Questions – Like a journalist, ask who, what, when, where, why, and how, and jot down your ideas and answers. Use this as the basis of your essay.

The more you learn to brainstorm, the better your final draft of your essay will be because you will have the opportunity to dig into your ideas before committing them to paper. Use the information from your brainstorming session to create a tentative outline, which you will fill in as you do your research.

Research is the key to writing a good essay. You have to find information to write your essay, no matter what type of essay you have to write. Research skills should involve both digital and non-digital content. If you have a lot of skills in researching online, that’s great, but you’ll also need to be able to use databases and libraries to find additional research materials.

As you learn to research, you will need to distinguish between a sound source and a poor one, especially if you are focusing on academic writing. Many websites, like Wikipedia, are user-generated, unreliable content. Therefore, you must be able to decipher what should be used as a source for your academic essay and what should not. Finding sources is the first part, but you will need to learn how to organize those sources so you can draw from them to verify your thesis statement. When you find a source, read through it to pick the important parts supporting your essay topic. Then, write the author’s ideas down with clear guidance to the original reference.

Keeping organized research will help you draft your essay and build your references list. Many writers will use notecards that they can use to organize their ideas and keep those ideas accessible during the writing part.

Another skill set you need to write a good essay is organizational skills. You need to know how to organize an essay to make sense to the reader and organize your reference list so readers can find the sources you used. Organization starts with following the proper essay structure.

In English, essays start with an introductory paragraph. The introduction puts forth the problem or argument you will discuss in your essay. You may use facts and statistics to show why you are writing your argument or performing your research. This grabs the audience’s attention. This first paragraph ends with a thesis statement, your basic premise, or your argument. Next comes the body paragraphs. Each body paragraph will cover one main point from your outline or one main support for your argument. It should start with a topic sentence and have additional sentences that support that main point. Traditionally, an essay will have three supportive points and three body paragraphs.

Finally, an essay ends with a conclusion paragraph. The concluding paragraph will restate the essay’s main points and paraphrase the main argument or thesis. It draws all of the body paragraphs together into one concluding thought. That said, a well-written conclusion will not simply restate everything you have already said. Instead, it will bring a new, concluding thought to the passage.

For example, if your essay is research-based and uses original research or experiments you performed, then use your conclusion to show the implications of that research. If the essay is an argumentative essay, use the conclusion to draw the reader to your point of view by reiterating your points. Finally, show how the essay topic connects to the big picture of the niche you are writing about if you can.

To write a high school or college essay well, you not only have to be able to research, but you also have to be able to analyze the information you discover in your research. If you are not pulling your thoughts and ideas from your research, you could be guilty of plagiarism, which is a severe offense. Remember, simply paraphrasing is not enough to avoid this blunder. You have to use your own words, properly reference your sources, and make conclusions from your references.

To develop your analytic skills, practice reading someone’s work, then drawing your conclusion from it. Then, think beyond what the writer says and consider what they might mean. Practice analyzing everything you read. Then, put your analytic skills to work in your writing to draw solid conclusions and ideas.

Proper grammar is important in an essay, but mechanics go beyond grammar rules alone. Mechanics also covers tone and writing style. You need to ensure that your style and mechanics fit your audience. While there are many parts of mechanics when it comes to writing, some things you should focus on include:

• Active voice : Write in the active voice, not the passive voice. Active voice occurs when the sentence’s subject does the sentence’s action. In a sentence that uses the passive voice, the item doing the action is not the subject and may.
• Sentence structure: Learn how to write effective sentences with a subject, verb, and object. Learn how and when to use modifiers to emphasize the topics in the sentences without overdoing them.
• Subject/Verb Agreement: Make sure all subjects and verbs agree in number. Plural subjects require plural verb conjugations, and singular subjects require singular verb conjugations.
• Transitions: Transitions are words used between sentences and paragraphs to help the essay flow. For example, words like “therefore” and “in light of that” can guide the reader to your next point. Learn to use these well as you write.
• Writing style: Use the proper writing style and voice for your audience. Some essays require a more formal tone for academic settings, while others can take a more casual approach for informal settings. Being able to vary your tone to fit the situation indicates that you have good, solid writing skills.

A great essay writer will have the vocabulary necessary to convey ideas in an easy-to-read but easy-to-understand format. The best way to build your vocabulary is not by sitting down with a list of words to memorize but rather through reading. Reading works especially works from the world of higher education, will help you grow your vocabulary. Also, studying other essay writers’ work in your niche can help you build your vocabulary.

You can also use your thesaurus to increase the vocabulary you use in your essay. For example, if you’re over-using any particular word, look it up in the thesaurus to find a synonym that would make sense as a replacement.

Before you submit an essay to your teacher or publisher, you must proofread it. No writer should ever submit their first draft of any work, even something that seems simple, like an essay. Proofreading involves rereading and changing the essay so that it reads more clearly and perfectly explains your stance on the topic. Try to read it as if you are someone who knows nothing about the topic unless your audience is made up of people who know the topic area well. As you proofread, check for:

• Grammar and spelling errors
• Syntax errors
• Confusing or wordy sentences
• Poor essay structure
• Missing punctuation

Your final draft should be free from these common errors. It should also clearly convey your ideas and points so the reader can quickly grasp them. Then, edit and rewrite it several times until you reach this goal.

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Essay writing is an important part of the IELTS. If you are taking the International English Language Testing System exam, consider these essay writing tips: 1. Stay within the word count. 2. Know what the task asks you to write by carefully reading the instructions. 3. Logically organize ideas with an introduction, body, and conclusion. 4. Use a style appropriate to the type of writing you are asked to do on the exam. 5. Build strong grammar fundamentals before taking the exam.

Essay writing is an important part of the modern education world. It not only shows up in high school but also in college. A well-written essay shows the reader that you know how to take your ideas and break them down into a logical format. In addition, it gives you a platform to build arguments and encourage others to understand your point of view.

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) aims to show if someone has the analytical writing, mathematics, and vocabulary skills to succeed in graduate or professional school. To improve your essay writing, if you need to take the GRE, consider these writing tips: 1. Practice your essay writing before the exam. 2. Choose a solid stance. 3. Build your essay around relevant but real-world examples. 4. Use declarative sentences to make your point strong. 5. Avoid referencing yourself as the writer. 6. Use your conclusion to refute your opposition.

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Improving Your Essay Writing Skills: 10 Tips For Students

Writing an essay is more than just stringing words together. It involves presenting a coherent argument supported by evidence.

Improving your essay writing skills requires commitment and following a series of clear steps, from understanding the essay prompt to refining your final draft. In this article, we will explore some practical yet effective strategies for composing compelling essays that will captivate your readers’ attention.

Here are the steps for improving your essay writing proficiency:

1. understand the essay prompt.

Before embarking on your writing journey, ensure you grasp the nuances of the essay prompt. Identify the pivotal themes, questions, or issues the prompt delves into. This will steer your research and help maintain your focus on pertinent information. Your essay should revolve around a certain theme or topic. For example, is your essay about college applications, or about getting accepted into an MBA program? Knowing the main gist of your essay is always the first step before you start putting words together in writing.

Writing an essay is more than just sharing your opinion or concept, you also have to back up your theses with solid research using credible sources.

2. Gather and Analyze Information

Research your chosen topic diligently. Pore over reputable sources such as scholarly books, academic journals, and credible websites to get pieces of information relevant to your subject matter. As you amass data, subject each source to rigorous analysis and evaluate its authenticity. Your gathered information will provide credible evidence to support your arguments, enabling you to create a well-informed and persuasive piece.

3. Explore Supplementary Resources and Assistance

There are moments when the demands of academia or professional life can become overwhelming. In such junctures, considering alternative avenues to alleviate the pressure is prudent. If you find yourself juggling multiple responsibilities, the thought of enlisting assistance, like pondering “Could I pay someone to write my essay ?” might arise. This avenue offers the chance to collaborate with seasoned writers skilled in crafting impeccable papers that meet your academic or professional goals. Opting for this approach not only ensures punctual submission but also provides fresh insights and perspectives on your topic.

4. Create an Outline

A well-structured outline functions as a navigational chart for your essay. Systematizing your core ideas and supporting arguments not only streamlines the writing process but also guarantees a seamless flow of thoughts. Having a skeleton outline in place would make it easier for you to flesh out the content of your essay. It will organize the whole piece into a cohesive unit from introduction to conclusion.

5. Craft a Captivating Introduction

Embark on your essay journey with a captivating introduction that situates the context. Consider commencing with a thought-provoking question or an astounding fact linked to your subject matter. You should create a hook in your introduction that would make your reader stay until the end. Remember, many readers deviate from the piece if the first few lines do not pique their interest.

6. Build Strong Thesis Statements

Your thesis statement encapsulates the crux of your essay’s argument. It must be clear, concise, and debatable. Make sure it reflects the purpose of your essay and provides a roadmap for the reader. A strong thesis statement helps establish clarity, coherence, and direction, making it easier for the audience to understand the purpose and significance of the essay’s content.

7. Developing the Essay’s Body

Every paragraph within the body should center on a single idea or argument interconnected with your thesis. Utilize topic sentences to introduce the core concept of each paragraph and furnish supporting evidence to substantiate your claims. The essence of your essay hinges on the body. This is where you present and expound on each point of your argument and convince the readers to believe, or at least consider what you are trying to convey.

Remember to gather pieces of evidence and examples to support your essay’s main argument.

8. Harness Evidence and Exemplars

Lend weight to your arguments with statistics, research findings, and real-life instances. Well-referenced evidence amplifies the persuasiveness of your essay. No matter how strong your thesis statement is, it will not have much impact without supporting facts and similar incidents in the past to prove it.

9. Craft a Coherent Paragraph Structure

Uphold a coherent structure within each paragraph. Employ a lucid topic sentence, furnish corroborative details, and conclude by intertwining the paragraph with your thesis. Just like movie plots, your essay should build up gradually until it reaches your conclusion. It should have a cohesive train of thought from start to finish.

10. Create a Smooth Flow of Ideas

Ensure your essay flows seamlessly between paragraphs and sections. Employ transitional phrases and words to sustain a logical progression of ideas. Stick to your topic from start to finish. Don’t deviate much from the main subject when citing points and examples so as not to confuse your readers and make them miss whatever you are trying to convey.

Take the time to refine your essay before submitting it. You may ask a friend or relative to give it a quick scan and share their comment.

Additional strategies for elevating essay writing proficiency:

1. incorporate counterarguments.

Acknowledging and addressing opposing viewpoints bolsters your argument. This showcases your grasp of the topic’s complexity and your aptitude for engaging with diverse perspectives.

2. Use Visual Aids for Clarity

Incorporating graphs, charts, and images augments comprehension for readers. Visual data elucidates intricate concepts and renders them more accessible. When using visuals, provide accompanying explanations and tether them to your central argument. Visual tools not only give the readers a break from seeing just texts, but they can be an alternative medium for conveying your message in a non-verbal way.

3. Use Analogies and Metaphors

Analogies and metaphors serve as potent tools for illustrating abstract concepts in tangible terms. Drawing parallels between novel ideas and familiar notions aids readers in grasping your message. For instance, likening an intricate scientific process to the gears of a clock can enhance understanding. Analogies and metaphors infuse depth and evoke sensory and emotional engagement.

4. Edit and Proofread

Revision stands as the cornerstone of refined essays. Scrutinize your work for clarity, coherence, grammatical correctness , and precision in spelling. Soliciting feedback from peers or mentors can offer invaluable insights as well.

5. Use Citation and Referencing

Accurate citation is pivotal to circumvent plagiarism. Adhere to relevant citation styles like APA, MLA, or Chicago, ensuring uniformity across your citations and references.

6. Address Ethical Considerations

Certain essays might confront ethical aspects relevant to your subject matter. Address these concerns earnestly and thoughtfully. Confronting ethical dimensions demonstrates a holistic perspective and a knack for critical analysis. This imparts nuance to your essay and underscores your capability to scrutinize the subject matter from multiple angles.

7. Do a Final Review

Before submitting your essay, undertake a final review to conform with all requisites. Scrutinize formatting, citations, and overall presentation.

Improving your essay writing skills requires practice and dedication. Employing these strategies empowers you to translate your expertise into prose that educates, convinces, and captivates your readers. Remember, a meticulously structured essay not only showcases your knowledge but also your aptitude for explicating intricate concepts. Next up, you may want to explore a guide on how to write an interdisciplinary research paper .

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How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile Using AI

Explore the various features within LinkedIn and other programs that can help you improve your profile, with step-by-step walkthroughs for each.

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• Stand Out to Employers With ChatGPT-Generated Summaries and Paragraphs
• Create a Better Profile Summary With LinkedIn AI
• Ask ChatGPT Which Essential Skills You Should List on Your Profile
• Write a Captivating Headline With LinkedIn Premium
• Use Grammarly to Remove Spelling Errors From Your Description and Job History
• Use LinkedIn’s Profile Writing Assistant to Finetune What Others See

Key Takeaways

• Improve your LinkedIn profile with AI-generated summaries and paragraphs using tools like ChatGPT.
• Utilize LinkedIn Premium to enhance your profile with AI features like improved summaries and headlines.
• Use Grammarly to check for spelling errors in your LinkedIn profile for better attention to detail.

Crafting an enticing summary or heading on your LinkedIn profile can be the key to grabbing the attention of potential employers. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can help. Let's walk through the features within the LinkedIn app, along with other programs you can use to improve your LinkedIn profile.

1 Stand Out to Employers With ChatGPT-Generated Summaries and Paragraphs

Your LinkedIn profile is what many employers will look for when they select candidates they’d like to interview, and you should make their decision as easy as possible. With AI, you can create better summaries and paragraphs to show why you might be a good fit for their company. ChatGPT can help you land a job on LinkedIn in multiple ways, including these.

How to Create Better Summaries for Your LinkedIn Profile With ChatGPT

First, let’s look at how you can create more effective summaries with ChatGPT:

• Navigate to the ChatGPT website and either sign into your account or create a new one.
• Hit the Enter key and wait for the program to generate your response.

Prompt Example : In US English, help me write an appealing LinkedIn profile summary. I have 10+ years of experience writing in the tech industry for publications and B2B SaaS brands, with a specialty in long-form blog posts.

How to Create Better Job Experience Explanations for Your LinkedIn Profile With ChatGPT

You can also use ChatGPT to effectively display your skills on LinkedIn by designing better summaries of your work experience. Follow these steps to do that:

You can always experiment with different prompts to find the one that works best for you.

Prompt example : Help me write a summary for my job at Paysafe between 2016 and 2018. I wrote B2B content in the affiliate space, managed the company's social media accounts, and interviewed industry stakeholders. Keep this summary short (maximum 150 words).

2 Create a Better Profile Summary With LinkedIn AI

If you have LinkedIn Premium, you have several other options to improve your profile with AI. You can get a free trial of LinkedIn Premium if you want to try this and the other AI features we’ll discuss in this guide, so it’s worth experimenting with and deciding whether you can justify a paid subscription later.

Follow these steps to use the profile summary feature:

• Go to your LinkedIn profile. You can either do this by tapping your profile picture or entering your URL.
• Edit your LinkedIn summary before selecting Save when you’re done.

It’s a good idea to consider various factors before buying LinkedIn Premium fully . That way, you’ll know if you made the right decision or not.

3 Ask ChatGPT Which Essential Skills You Should List on Your Profile

You’ve probably accumulated a lot of skills during your career, but not all of these will be of significant interest to potential employers. Some might no longer relate directly to the roles you’re applying for, and others could have become outdated due to industry changes.

To help with prioritizing the skills you should list on your profile, consider using ChatGPT. Here are the steps you should follow to do that:

• ChatGPT will generate quite a lengthy response unless you cap how many words should be there.

Prompt Example : Help me prioritize the skills I should list on my profile when looking for roles as a social media manager. I have experience in copywriting, marketing, and hospitality. However, I've never had a specific role as a social media manager.

4 Write a Captivating Headline With LinkedIn Premium

Another handy LinkedIn Premium is that you can edit the headline that others see when they click on your profile. This is especially useful if you’re tired of simply having your current or most recent job role as your heading.

Using LinkedIn AI to write a new headline is very simple, and you can follow these steps to do so:

• Go to your LinkedIn profile.
• Wait for LinkedIn to generate your new headline and edit it however you want.

You can also choose from multiple options when picking your headline by selecting Show option [number] . If you don’t like the AI headline, select Revert to go back to your original text.

5 Use Grammarly to Remove Spelling Errors From Your Description and Job History

Regardless of your industry, most employers will want you to have good attention to detail. So, ensuring that your LinkedIn profile is error-free is an ideal starting point. Grammarly is an excellent tool for catching typos that you may otherwise have missed.

Grammarly has a free version, but it’s worth upgrading to the premium version for full access to its features. You can either use the Grammarly app or install it as a plugin. If you use Grammarly’s plugin, we recommend installing it on Chrome; the program can sometimes make Safari run more slowly.

How to Check for Errors With Grammarly’s App

To use Grammarly’s web or desktop app to check for spelling errors, follow these instructions.

• Download the Grammarly desktop app and sign into your account. Alternatively, go to the Grammarly web app .
• Create a new document before copying and pasting the text you want to add to your LinkedIn profile.

How to Check for Errors via the Grammarly Plugin

To check for errors with the Grammarly plugin:

• Install the Grammarly browser extension . After doing that, you’ll see a little icon on your screen; tap on this.
• Tap Correctness and go through the different errors you need to fix.

6 Use LinkedIn’s Profile Writing Assistant to Finetune What Others See

The profile writing assistant is another tool that you can access to enhance your LinkedIn profile using AI. However, you’ll need to have a Premium subscription. This combines both the headline and summary writing tools we discussed earlier and lets you do them in one go.

Follow these steps:

• Tap on your profile picture in the top right-hand corner to expand the dropdown menu.

The process here is familiar, as it's a combination of LinkedIn's headline and about section writers. These AI tools can make your profile stand out to potential employers and increase your chances of landing your desired job. Remember to keep your profile updated and engaging, and never stop learning and improving your skills.