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Paraphrase, Precis and Summary Writing Summaries   The art of condensation   Identifying the Topic sentence   Identifying the key ideas   Identifying the main claim and supporting details.   Making interences. Note Making and note taking. Summarizing speech and conversations Summaries for research purposes    Plagiarism    Avoiding plagiarism

Creating content for the web       Elements of the web       Building a site map       Writing in screen sized chunks       Hypertext and pop up windows.

What makes up a newspaper? The organisation of print media The flow of work on a newspaper The anatomy of a news story The writing process Writing for other print media

Is print a thing of the past? Characteristics of print How people read Writing for print

Introduction Bio Data, CV or Resume Who needs a CV What are CV and a covering letter used for? Writing CVs for different jobs      Ordering of information in a CV             Name and address.             Career objective             Education             Work Experience             Relevant skills             Activities and achievements             Referees             Appearance  of a resume Writing a good covering letter.

One way communication and two way communication Verbal communication : Oral and written modes      The oral mode is used where      The written mode is used where      Where both modes are used Non-verbal Communication     Advantages of non-verbal communication         Signs         symbols         Graphs, Chart and flow charts     Limitations of non-verbal communication Body Language and silence       Eye contact       The dress Code       Posture       Distance       Silence  Its role in communication. Barriers to communication       Semantic and Linguistic Barriers              Ambiguity in expression              Homophones              C...