“My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see.” ― Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim
In this world of near constant digital communication, the power of the written word seems to have slowly disappeared. An article by the Orlando Sentinel explored the connections between popular social media sites and the ability to write academically for 9-18 year olds.
What does this have to do with your online personality, or your voice? Words carry meaning for people and by using the right words you can make the right impression. These teenagers should themselves, what this constant shorthand writing style says about them.
Developing a voice will allow you to further gain control of your image. How is this possible you might ask? Here are three tips you can try to help take control.
1. Look over your current online pages and take note of how you write. What are you saying and how?
2. Think of the words you want to describe you.
3. Begin using those types of phrases and start molding the identity you want.
Like Joseph Conrad said, words can make you hear, feel and see. They paint a picture in our minds that is difficult to erase. The meanings of these words can be taken positively or negatively.
What do you want others to think about you?
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Good point! The millenial generation is used so much to a 140 character writing style and abbreviations such as LOL, ROFL etc. that this might hurt them in their interview process. Companies expect that students have good writing skills. They don't have time to correct crappy work. However, I can also see that recent graduate can provide value if the company wants to target Gen Y and Z. They then can relate better to the target audience with regard to the writing style.
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