Interview with Mr. Brandon Morris, Project Payables Analyst with Fluor Corporation, Greenville, SC.
ME: Mr. Morris, @ Fluor, what kinds of writing/communication are most important?
Morris: Well DaMarcus, in the financial business sector @ Fluor, we rely heavily on written communication in the form of emails. Email is the biggest form used throughout our industry. We use the phone sometimes, but with email, there is a trail of proof that conveyance has occurred.
ME: What's needed by leaving this trail?
Morris: This is a corporations means of justifying how deals are made and agreed upon. It's like an electronic receipt, and when you're talking millions of dollars, this is needed, because you do not want it come down to your word versus a clients without a trail.
ME: Wow, there is some much at stake! What else could you tell about the importance of technical writing in the workplace?
Morris: Being a professional in the workplace is important. Be highly proficient with being direct. Many times information is given that has not been conveyed as clearly as it should have been. Remember what you've learned about grammar and mechanics, and if these were not your strong suits, then by all means, brush up on them! Don't just rely on spell/grammar check; if you want to be respected as a professional, then you must sound, look, and communicate verbally and written as one.
ME: So what would you say would be another quality to have with written communication, in general?
Morris: Definitely proofreading. This is very important, because you'd be amazed at how many emails/memos are sent with typographical errors and run-on sentences.
ME: Are there any other forms that you communicate in the industry?
Morris: Certainly, we have quick questions, we use "Sometime." It's like instant messenging for inter-office usage and throughout the entire corporation.
ME: How about technical writing at Fluor?
Morris: At Fluor, our technical writing is not as formal, in house, as I'd been taught in college. Memos are scaled down to emails, to cutback on paper and ink usage. Everything is at an accelarated pace, fast and to the point.
ME: Thanks! Is there any advice you could give to current students about to enter
ME: Mr. Morris, @ Fluor, what kinds of writing/communication are most important?
Morris: Well DaMarcus, in the financial business sector @ Fluor, we rely heavily on written communication in the form of emails. Email is the biggest form used throughout our industry. We use the phone sometimes, but with email, there is a trail of proof that conveyance has occurred.
ME: What's needed by leaving this trail?
Morris: This is a corporations means of justifying how deals are made and agreed upon. It's like an electronic receipt, and when you're talking millions of dollars, this is needed, because you do not want it come down to your word versus a clients without a trail.
ME: Wow, there is some much at stake! What else could you tell about the importance of technical writing in the workplace?
Morris: Being a professional in the workplace is important. Be highly proficient with being direct. Many times information is given that has not been conveyed as clearly as it should have been. Remember what you've learned about grammar and mechanics, and if these were not your strong suits, then by all means, brush up on them! Don't just rely on spell/grammar check; if you want to be respected as a professional, then you must sound, look, and communicate verbally and written as one.
ME: So what would you say would be another quality to have with written communication, in general?
Morris: Definitely proofreading. This is very important, because you'd be amazed at how many emails/memos are sent with typographical errors and run-on sentences.
ME: Are there any other forms that you communicate in the industry?
Morris: Certainly, we have quick questions, we use "Sometime." It's like instant messenging for inter-office usage and throughout the entire corporation.
ME: How about technical writing at Fluor?
Morris: At Fluor, our technical writing is not as formal, in house, as I'd been taught in college. Memos are scaled down to emails, to cutback on paper and ink usage. Everything is at an accelarated pace, fast and to the point.
ME: Thanks! Is there any advice you could give to current students about to enter
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