Anyone coming out of these heavy writing classes, expecting that it will be useful in actual work will be sorely disappointed. They will put in a ton of time to fluff it all up, and when they hand it to an executive the first thing they will hear is:

Can you summarize this in about a page?

From dozens of VPs to CEO's, I have yet to meet a senior executive that wants to look at something more than a page unless it's REALLY super serious or legal type stuff (or graphs).

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Posted by GeauxUF

Atlanta OTP, GA

Member since Jun 2018

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Posted on 12/1/18 at 9:08 am to baroqen

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Anyone coming out of these heavy writing classes, expecting that it will be useful in actual work will be sorely disappointed. They will put in a ton of time to fluff it all up, and when they hand it to an executive the first thing they will hear is:

Can you summarize this in about a page?

From dozens of VPs to CEO's, I have yet to meet a senior executive that wants to look at something more than a page unless it's REALLY super serious or legal type stuff (or graphs).

Agreed. More often it's not even a page. I've had plenty of instances where I've had to send critical information as five or so bullet points in an email written on an iPhone from the airport.

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Posted by bsramzy

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 12/1/18 at 11:20 am to baroqen

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Anyone coming out of these heavy writing classes, expecting that it will be useful in actual work will be sorely disappointed. They will put in a ton of time to fluff it all up, and when they hand it to an executive the first thing they will hear is:

I agree, but for me, Ive become a better writer through the sheer volume that we have done in this course.

Probably not the best way to learn, but hey, Ill take it

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