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One of the best non-comp sci courses I ever took was Business Communications. It taught me how to write clearly and to focus on essentials. The instructor was e
by cgh 4y ago
One of the best non-comp sci courses I ever took was Business Communications. It taught me how to write clearly and to focus on essentials. The instructor was especially allergic to cliches, which is Orwell’s rule #1.
Writing for communication is an underrated skill and probably ranks up there with programming language/framework competence, career-wise. It’s crazy how many people fail to make their points concisely and comprehensively.
- switch007 4y ago> It’s crazy how many people fail to make their points concisely and comprehensively. Is it? You said yourself you took a course. Is it crazy how many people can't file annual tax returns for a company or build an intricate cabinet or mend an engine?
- Gordonjcp 4y agoIt's crazy that people are expected to file their own tax returns. Building an intricate cabinet is more a matter of physical skill and ability. Mending an engine is trivially easy and anyone functionally literate enough to read the workshop manual could do it.
- cgh 4y agoGood point. Maybe corporations could benefit from offering similar communications courses to employees, in the same way they offer eg mandatory security training and so forth.