INTRODUCTION.“Man is an animal that lives in language like a fish lives in water and therefore written communication is only one of the ways through which man can survive” (scholar English Annie Dillard). Writing is a skill of providing information. Like all skills, it is not innate and therefore must be learned. Providing information requires good communication skills, including the ability to write simply, clearly, and concisely (Harris & Cunningham, 1996). QUESTION A. Outline the purpose of written communication, giving reasons for your answers. Different people have different reasons as to why they write. Some people write for private reasons or to achieve their individual goals. An example of this "private writing" is exploratory writing. This means writing down ideas that you don't want others to see. Introductory writing where you write freely about a topic, before composing what you want to say. Examples of writing to explore a topic include keeping a diary, which helps you write down information that will help you remember and investigate ideas for a future paper. Another purpose in written communication might be to communicate something that happened or narrate an experience. to a reader. This is called writing to reconstruct the experience. To make the experience more vivid and interesting for the reader, you should provide specific details, use concrete language (words that create a specific image in your reader's mind, for example: slowly on tiptoe), and the use of analogies (comparative words, e.g. hard as a rock). Examples of this purpose of writing include: - a witness writes a statement to the police to describe an event. Or writers who write novels or books that describe a true story. In most of our lives, we learn from those who can teach. Elderly people or experienced specialists teach us how to live, behave, relate to each other and survive in different environments. On my first day at USIU I was given a student handbook that contained all the rules and information about the university. That manual was written with one purpose which was to educate and advise. The purpose of instructions in this type of writing is to tell readers something or what they should do. Another purpose of writing is to inform. Information is power. In today's society people need a lot of information to take action, so the information is found here...... middle of paper ...... in the wording of a written message. They are: - plan the message, write the main points freely, compose the message and finally evaluate it in this order.REFERENCES.Hartley, P. (1996). Interpersonal communication. New York: Routledge.Denny, R. (2002). Communicate to win. London: Kogan Page Ltd. Verderber, SK, & Verderber, FR (1976). Interact; Interpersonal communication skills. California: Wadsworth Publishing Co. Wolvin, A. & Coackley, C. G. (1996). Listening (5th ed.). Dubuque: I. A. Brown & Benchmark.Hartel, C. W. & Schwartz, W. S. (1994). Ready for the real world; senior experience. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Fielding, M. (1997). Effective Communication about Organizations, 2nd edition, South Africa: The Rustica Press.Gibson, J. W. & Hodgetts, R. (1991). Organizational communication: a managerial perspective. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.Chandler, F. G. (1995). Fundamentals of business communication. Richard D. Irwin Inc. Bienvenu, S. & Timm, P. R. (2002). Business communication, development of strategies and skills. Prentice Hall.Harris, J. & Cunningham, H. D. (1996). Writing guide. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.