Communication is Key

Writing is a very important skill and a crucial aspect of communication. Many people in the world believe that they can get by without knowing proper writing techniques because they don’t pertain to their career. However, reading and writing is beneficial where ever we go and with whatever job we decide to pursue.  Without these skills, we would lack the ability to successfully persuade, help, instruct and communicate with people.  Learning to read and write properly will help us to be successful with any job, for the rest of our lives.

Various business professionals today stress the importance of reading and writing in their work force. One, an insurance agent, daily reads insurance policies, construction contracts, and writes emails to her clients. These essential skills help her to review her client’s insurance requirements for jobs they are working on and help her to make sure that her clients have proper coverage in place. Without knowing how to properly read and write, she wouldn’t be able to communicate with her clients which would hurt her in trying to help them. Another professional, a business development manager for sales, is always writing proposals and reading building plans and requirements. For his job, these skills are very important because they help him provide a solution of his customers. When I grow up, I want to be an occupational therapist. Occupational therapists help people who are mentally, physically, emotionally, or developmentally impaired. Reading and writing are crucial in this field of work because occupational therapist need to read about the certain disabilities, write about the progress of their patients, and may even teach someone with impaired vision to read or help someone with a hand injury how to write. To be successful with any job you must know how to correctly write and read. No matter the field of interest, communication is always key.

Burchfield, Lee. Personal interview. 28 Aug. 2011.

Burchfield, Jana. Personal interview. 28 Aug. 2011.

About Occupational Therapy. The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Web.
             28 Aug. 2011.