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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/6278
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I am a PhD candidate and I am having difficulty in communicating effectively in writing. Specifically, this post is a piece of text submitted for critique and, in addition, explains what I am trying to achieve. I thought that if I described my situation in a few lines, then the readers would get a glimpse of my ability to communicate and could contribute insightful comments on how to improve my writing work in terms of comprehension and style.

My supervisor urged me to post to this site when he realized that the time he spent on comprehending my writing work, both academic and casual, was out of normal proportions. This situation was driving down our productivity rate and so he established a formal approach to deal with the problem. For your reference, besides posting pieces of writing and submitting critique, the method includes reading renowned books like [The Elements of Style](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style) and [The Chicago Manual of Style](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicago_Manual_of_Style).

If the aforementioned make sense to you, that is a good start. I hope this post is not out of context and that I did not abuse the privilege.

Original score: 1