5 tips to improve your writing

[tarkang]

5 tips to improve your writing

1) Don't use Contractions

such as; don't, can't, shouldn't
use; do not cannot should not

2) Avoid there is/ there are

There are many issues that students face at university

Students face many issues at university

3) Don't use common words such as;
really, very, a lot, so

4) Use active voice instead of passive

5)Use strong verbs

[nathancrotty]

I’ll help you out if you’re taking notes.

0:29 Do not use contractions
1:40 Avoid using there is/there are
3:05 Avoid using really/very/a lot
6:06 Use active voice instead of passive voice
9:00 Use strong verbs

[Demitrival]

Writing is such a skill to have. It’s like forming a puzzle. I’ve always envied people that could tell stories n write.

[cmrandall]

It's ironic that in spoken English we use long sentences to sound smart, but in written English we achieve that result with short sentences.

[detrex]

I’m using these tips for my selective exams tommorrow, pray for me

[nosiphojanelle]

This is useful because I was surprised why my teacher circled “so” and other words in a red pen in most of my essays

[rachelelfman]

Essays literally are my weakness. They also scare me a lot. 😭

[vamsispr]

I'm already a better writer than I was 15 minutes ago, thank you.

[lauragallardo]

Just watching this video has raised my grade up from a 75 to a 95 😍 thank you.

[workbutlive]

Oh my god! I just realized that I might have been making these mistakes all my life.
And, all it took was a few minutes of conscious effort and practice.
Thanks, this is super useful.

[shark]

wow i was never taught this kind of stuff at my highschool, surprised i got the grades i did in English

[whitlovesu]

I attend university online, at Ashford University. Your videos have helped me, so much in my writing. Thank you, and keep up the good work.

[iwilldonothingtomorrow]

1.do not use contractions ex.don't can't shouldn't
2.avoid there is &there are
3.don't use really, a lot, so &very
4.use active voice
5.use strong verbs

[paulevensen]

Emma, this is great! I am recommending it to my students and have sent the video to colleagues. I've even embedded it in a blog post I wrote on academic or formal writing. Really well done and very enjoyable. Brava!

[lawnmowercum]

my teacher gave me an extension to submit my assessment and im so happy cause she is so nice and i would be sad if i put no effort into something that she gave me extra time to do

[paolabarajas]

I always tought Passive voice was more formal than active voice. Thanks!!

[sccm]

I think you can learn from this free video than from the $91 book I had to buy for my English class.

[MrAdudavid]

WHO ELSE IS WATCHING THIS IN 2022 AND BEYOND

[silverlinedshadow]

Wow. I couldnt agree more. Great tips! I am in school for engineering, however, I wanted to make sure that my communication skills were "clean" and powerful. This helped immensely, you are a fantastic teacher.

[sharin]

Thank you for helping me because when I checked my grades today, I saw that I had an F in ELA and started crying so I decided to look for videos to help me and this helped me a lot