Business Communication Quarterly

“ESSAY PLAN TEMPLATE”
“Instructions
Your plan and introduction paragraph together should be approximately 350-450 words in
length (not including the template).”
“PART ONE - ESSAY PLAN:
 Write complete sentences for the thesis statement and for the topic sentence of
each argument
 Use dot points to complete other parts of the plan
 Includerelevant source details in the right margin including article name and authors”
“PART TWO - INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH:
 Write a complete introduction paragraph from your plan
 Write complete sentences, and include the background information, thesis and
outline”
“Student Name: ____________________________________ Student Number: _________________”
“Essay question: ___________________________________________________________________”
“Teacher’s Name: __________________________________________________________________”
“Word Count: __________________Referencing Style: ____________________________________”
“List of Sources Used (include Author/s’ full name/s, Title of article and Year of publication):
_____________ Arthur Lazarus, M.D., 2013. Soften up: the importance of soft skills for
job success.
Physician executive,
39(5), p.40.
1. _____________________________________________________________
____________________ Robles, M.M., 2012. Executive perceptions of the top 10 soft skills
needed in today’s workplace.
Business communication quarterly,
75(4), pp.453-465.
2. ______________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________”
“PART ONE - ESSAY PLAN”
“Sources”
“(author(s) and
year)”
“Introduction”
“Provide background information and context:”
Importance of soft skills is much more than hard skills
Soft Skills will help employees to work faster and subtle
manner (Arthur Lazarus 2013).
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“ESSAY PLAN TEMPLATE”
“Sources”
“(author(s) and
year)”
“State your thesis (your overall position) using a complete
sentence:”
The essay will discuss on the effectiveness of the soft skills
since it will provide better insight to the employees to
overcome difficulties in their work
“Outline the arguments you will use to support your thesis:”
All the soft skills will definitely fit for the employee
anywhere and everywhere
The communication skills will be most important for the
person as a part of his soft skills
“Argument 1”
“Write the topic sentence using a complete sentence:”
Better communication skills will help the employees to work
in multicultural environment
“Supporting sentences (explanations, examples, evidence):”
Communication skills will improve the skills of employees
(Arthur Lazarus 2013).
“Counter-argument:”
It will be problematic for an employee if his communication
skills do not support his other skills.
“Refutation of counter-argument:”
Proper communication skills will always lead the employees
to do well in their professional workplace (Robles 2012).
“Argument 2”
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