#12- LIFE LESSONS FROM WRITING 150

While I was preparing my outline and oral presentation for the final, I learned some really interesting things about how to appeal to an audience. I have never really thought about my audience when I write; I always just write to try to get a good grade. However, I have learned that all of our writing has an audience, and that appealing to our audience is the most important thing we can do in our writing. That's the whole reason that we learn about ethos, logos, and pathos. We must use different writing tools to appeal our audience in different ways, depending on who we are addressing. For example, we are used to writing with lots of detail and description in order to help the reader understand and visualize what we are saying. This was especially true when we wrote the personal narrative. However, if we were writing a business proposition to a group of people in a corporation, we would have to write in a completely different way. That writing would have to be as concise and simple as possible, while still conveying the message effectively. It can be tricky to identify who our audience is, exactly. It is definitely worth spending time to think about though, because it makes a huge difference in how our reader responds to our writing. This is also an important principle in the business world. Companies must know their audience in order to effectively design their products and advertise. If they don't know what their focus group is, they won't be successful. Writing is an effective way to learn these important life lessons!