Writing Effectively at The World Health Organization

Part A: Analyse a document

Step 1: Choose a document that you have written for work; choose from among the documents you have been examining throughout this module. The document can be of any type, should contain at least four paragraphs of text, and should be no more than three pages in length. Whichever document you choose, it should be something that you think could have been better, based on what you have learned while studying Module 1. Your task will be to analyse how well your writing conveyed your message to your readers and met your readers’ needs.

Step 2: Complete a reader analysis form for the document.

Step 3: Based on your reader analysis, is there anything you would do differently if you were communicating the same message today? Write a reflection (two or three paragraphs) documenting your ideas. Try responding to the following questions in your reflection:

To submit to your tutor:

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