EmoticonsWhat are they? – An emoticon is a representation of a facial expression such as a smile or a sad face using various keyboard characters on social sites or emails showing what the writer is feeling. Why are they effective? – Emoticons are effective because they show what the writer is feeling when they ask them. However, they are unprofessional and will not be included in sick notes or emails to and from your employer. Examples: “” this is an example of emoticons. happy emoticon, this represents that the writer is happy. '  ' This is an example of a sad emoticon which shows that the writer is sad while writing this. Note taking What is it? – Note taking involves recording information captured by another source, the author records the essence of the information. This skill is used in a meeting or when something is being presented. Why are they effective? – Note-taking is effective because it helps you remember tasks to complete and remember what someone told you or taught you. Taking notes helps a person get organized because they can work from a list of notes rather than from memory in random order. Taking notes helps develop new skills. Examples: An example of someone taking notes would be when a college professor is giving a lecture, students would take notes on the most important information. Example: Another example would be when a police officer is listening to someone give a statement, he will take notes on the main things he needs to look into. ReportWhat is it? - A written report is a written document describing the findings of a certain problem, it provides information on the subject. Why is it effective? – Report writing is effective because it...... middle of paper ......d quote something that was said. It is important that punctuation is used correctly, because if it is not, the writing may not make sense. This is very important when writing an application letter to a company, because if they see that you can't use it correctly, they may not take your application further. Additionally, if you're in a business and advertising, customers may find it unprofessional if they read something that doesn't really make sense.ProofreadingProofreading occurs when you or someone Another read a document, for example an application letter, and try to spot errors. Proofreading is better than spell-checking a document because if someone reads it, they will be able to tell whether or not there are grammatical errors, whereas a spell checker won't catch it until the word is spelled correctly..