From the course: Writing in Plain English (2016)
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Importance of organization structure
From the course: Writing in Plain English (2016)
Importance of organization structure
- How important is a good organizational structure? If you're referring to making an actual business grow and profit, a good organizational structure is extremely important. To achieve that strong, successful structure requires goals and planning. Part of that planning is an organizational chart to provide a framework for the flow of communication. The right people are involved at the right time. In fact, an organizational chart looks almost like an outline. A diagram. Same question. How important is a good organizational structure? If you're referring to producing writing that meets the plain English criteria the answer is the same. Extremely mandatory. You have to have a goal before you write. To inform or to persuade, for example. And you have to have a plan. To have that framework, that diagram, that outline. An outline is not busywork. That outline provides a clear organizational pattern. For longer documents the outline will probably need to be written. For shorter, more routine…
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