WanamakerInterview

    What kinds of writing do you do in your field/job?   Coaching trip report, performance review, follow up letters for sales managers that work for me, Tons and tons of emails.. over 100 a day, letters to customer. Technical system review   Conference call follow up reports   Please tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day.  Personal information, sales and marketing, technical, basic short bullet points/outline instruction   For what purposes do you write?  95% of my writing is for business… Almost always for business   For what audiences do you write?  People that work for me, customers, corporate  <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> What do you get out of the writing you do? <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Complete Work and form of communication without having to be on the phone all the time. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Summary: The person I interviewed, Ken Yankowski, does a lot of writing each day. He mostly communicates with clients and customers through emails. He also writes follow up letters and reports from sales managers and conference calls. Other writing he does include coaching trip report and performance reviews. The purpose he writes for is always for business. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Reaction: I am surprised at how much writing he does on an average day. Over 100 emails sounds very overwhelming. I want to start my own business, and I will need to communicate with colleagues and customers very often. I am glad that this is mostly done over email instead of phone calls though. I think I can handle this much writing, and it does not change my career plans at all.