BUS100 Assignment: Academic Essay and Workplace Communication Skills

This academic essay examines the relationship between academic essay writing and effective workplace communication. The essay begins by defining communication and highlighting its importance in business organizations. It then argues that the skills developed in academic essay writing, suc...Read More

ACADEMIC ENGLISH

ACADEMIC ESSAY 1
Communication denotes a process of enabling the exchange of information or
thoughts, with the aid of the spoken or written language (Newman, 2015). Effective
communication is a significant component of modern business organisations and forms the
core element of the various work functions both internally and externally. Communication is
often regarded as the blood of the organisation, as varied works and functions are dependent
upon efficient workplace communication, and therefore various techniques have been devised
to improvise the same. (Seyitoglu & Yuzbasioglu, 2015). One of the techniques that aid in the
enhancement of the communication at the workplace is learning how to write academic
essays. The essay will explore how academic essays aid and benefit in workplace
communications.
An effective academic essay refers to an essay that comprises of a thesis statement,
evidence supporting the thesis, presentation of the counter-arguments and eventually drawing
conclusions on the central thesis statement (Harvard University, 2018). The very first skill
that the academic essay writing requires is the generation of motive or the idea. The writer
must acquire himself or herself with the purpose of the writing and accordingly plan the
further activities and sources of research that may be reading and rereading literature,
observation of an object or behaviour, or performance of an experiment. Similarly, before
replying to a mail at the workplace or preparing a report, the managers must acquire
themselves with the basic elements of the communication channel, that is the purpose of the
report, the audience, the formal or informal framework, the format required for the
communication and others. Thus, the academic essay writing assists in the learning how to
develop a motive or idea, which further aids in the similar development for the
communication to take at the workplace.
The second step and the primary component of the academic essay writing is the
development of the thesis statement. The thesis statement of the academic essay is the one,

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around which the supportive arguments revolve (Rentz, 2010). Thus, while the individuals
learn to develop the thesis statement, they tend to understand the meaning and importance of
sticking to the main idea of the essay and implement it originally (Bretag, Crossman &
Bordia, 2009). The same way, the skill set helps the managers and the employees to not be
carried away with the vast set of information present in the environment. This skill helps the
managers to prepare the “to the point” report, that involves limited content and convey the
ideas and information in a crisp manner.
The next step of the academic essay writing is to develop the supportive arguments
for the thesis statement to be presented in favour. The development of the supportive
argument is done by engagement into comprehensive research. It is significant to note that
the arguments must be objective and reasonably in alignment with the thesis statement. Even
the smallest piece of the evidence can be useful and may seem impressive in order to help the
organisation of the essay. Similarly, while communicating at the workplace, an individual
must research his or her subject well enough, in order to be able to convince the audience
with the data, examples, and other information (Dave, 2009). In order to be efficient,
individuals at the workplace must be receptive and aware of the last minute pieces of
evidence, third-party conversations, and the incidental evidence that may be gathered from
the external communication channels, to support the chief objective of the communication.
Thus, the common ground that is being shared between the academic essay writing and the
communication at the workplace is the reasonable and the organised research and
presentation of your work.
The next step that is comprised in the academic essay writing is the review the
collected evidence. While writing the academic essay, an individual analyses the evidence
and generates the anticipated responses that may arise in the form of objections. This is
referred to as one of the most crucial aspects of the academic essays in the form of

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counterarguments. As a writer, one should always be aware of the logic and the reasons that
can undermine the impact and the quality of the arguments presented on the lines of the thesis
statement. While the academic essay writing enables the individuals to develop the skill to
analyse the subject in terms of possible objections, the same skill set aids the individuals at
the workplace while preparing a presentation or report addressing a large number of
audiences. In this way, the managers tend to be self-confident of their information gathered
and content and would strive to avoid any loopholes in their research work (Gesell, Glas, &
Essig, 2018). This makes the official communications more effective
The last and one of the most essential components of the academic essay writing is
the command over the language and the presentation of the overall content. The language to
be used by a writer must be simple and understandable for the expression of the ideas. In
addition, the content must be flowing in a logical and must be related to the central idea
(Leydens, 2008). Similarly, while communicating at the workplace, the managers must be
aware of the language and tone of the content, depending upon the hierarchy and information
to be shared.
In addition to the above, it is essential to prepare the drafts of the work, before the
presentation of the original work. The same must be reread before drafting the conclusion
that is in line with the thesis statement. Throughout the essay, it is essential to engage the
readers by involving techniques like asking the question, stating real-life examples and such.
Similarly, at the workplace communications, the senior managers must engage the juniors
and the peers by involving techniques like questionnaire, feedbacks, and others. These ways,
the audiences feel part of the communication channel and provide value additions in the
objective of the communication. Moreover, the individuals must also engage in effective
external communication with the customers, stakeholders that will in return serve the loyal
base of customers and other stakeholders.

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As per the discussions in the previous parts, it can be stated that academic essay
writing is comprised of a number of elements. These elements like the development of a
thesis statement, research on supportive arguments, counterarguments and finally the
conclusion together form a good academic essay. Similarly, an individual at the workplace
must combine the above-listed elements to communicate effectively and efficiently with
peers and other members. There have been presented a number of points of similarity in the
skill set for the academic essay writing and the communicating at the organisation. As a
result, the discussions in the previous parts enable to state rightly that the skills developed in
the academic essay writing are useful in the organisational communications as well. Thus, it
can be concluded that academic essay writing aids in workplace communications, both
external and internal.

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