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Are you unsure what your report should look like or how you’ll ever finish it in time? Are you freaking out about starting on an extended piece of writing? Help is here! In this handy little book, you’ll find expert guidance to enable you to produce a successful report or dissertation. With a focus on developing an effective writing style and argument, this book shows you, step-by-step, how to plan and deliver a perfect piece of writing to gain top marks. Open up to find advice on: • What makes dissertations and reports distinctive • Organising your time and materials • Finding the right planning method for you • How to structure your writing successfully • Writing good sentences, paragraphs, sections and chapters. Read this book and you’re on your way to writing a great report or dissertation! SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university.
Positive pauses
Positive pauses
Positive pauses can be less instinctive than those covered in the previous chapter, but you could make them a part of your writing routine and so increase the impact of your writing. They relate to a higher level of writing style than simply being able to convey information: they are about persuading your reader not just by the strength of your argument, but by the way in which you articulate that argument.
The idea of writing persuasively can seem alien to some writers. Surely, you might say, I am trying to do no more in my dissertation than present the results of my research. Or, if you are producing a report, you might wonder why you have to be persuasive, given that reports ...
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