For this week we have a few helpful and informative readings to look over for our 3rd project. Proposals: Content and Organization is helpful because it describes exactly what your proposal should contain. According to the article: The two main rules for organizing information in a proposal are these: (1) Do what the audience requests and/or expects. And (2) Use the main body of the proposal to make the argument for your project, and put supporting details in an appendix. You must provide data in support of your arguments. Visuals are a high-impact way to include evidence in your proposal. The example proposal: Employee Wellness Program is a great reference when putting together our proposal because it shows exactly what an existing proposal looks like. The Social and Cultural Issues readings about Ethics and Professional Communication basically informs the reader about purpose of professional writing and the impact it may or does have on the reader. I found the following to be very important: You have to know and understand and appreciate your audiences. If you are to write ethically, you have to know who your audiences are and what they need. Writing is first and foremost a people skill. I think that is where a lot of proposals and professional writings go wrong. The basic principles of ethics are: Respect and care for others or in other words treat others the way you want to be treated. Do good; do no harm. Your writing should beneficial or do good for someone. Understand your goals. More importantly know what it is that you want to accomplish.