Rhetoric paper

Writing, just like any other skill you are trying to master, takes a certain level of not only
preciseness, but practice as well. In addition to just continuing to craft your profession,
writing, likewise sports, also requires you to evolve as well. Take NBA legend, Michael
Jordan for example. Throughout the 1989-1990 season, Michael Jordan, often referred
to as MJ, was the posterchild of the NBA and was taking the NBA to new heights of
popularity. Being recognized as the best player in the game, and being praised as the
most clutch player of his time, Michael Jordan, seemingly was determined to lead his
team, the Chicago Bulls, to their first ever NBA championship. But the opposing team's
coach, Chuck Daly, of the Detroit Pistons, had a different agenda. Through hours of
dissecting game tape, and through countless days of sleepless nights,Chuck Daly,
would come up with one of the most controversial gameplans in NBA history,called the
"Jordan Rules". This game plan revolved on not only exposing Michael Jordan's
weakness, but by terrorizing him physically as well. Since Michael Jordan was not by
any standards the strongest player in the game, the physical strain endured on his
body, took a toll on him, and ended the Chicago Bulls season, as they lost game seven
to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. Frustrated and motivated,
Jordan reminisced on what went wrong, and went to work. In the off-season Jordan
worked rigorously on strength conditioning, and his three point jumper, eventually
gaining 5 pounds of pure muscle, and increasing his three point percentage by a
substantial amount. Michael Jordan had evolved, because the game was evolving
around him. In the following year, he saw his hard work pay off, as he not only went on
to win the MVP of the league, but lead the Chicago Bulls past the Pistons in four games,
and eventually swepped the Lakers in four games as well, helping the Chicago Bulls win
their first NBA Finals!

Being as interested in sports as I am with my major, I wanted to see how professionals
in my major evolved in times of adversity, just like Michael Jordan did. I called up Stuart
Rhum, a Business Technology major. Even though Stuart Rhum, is in fact a technology
major, he specifically refers to himself as a program manager and is the vice president
in his field at Chase Bank. Hearing the words "Technology major" I assumed he would
have little to no experience on how to write and dissect papers, but shockingly to my
surprise, I found out otherwise. Mr. Rhum, now a successful writer, confessed to me
though that writing had not always been his strong suite. He told me that all throughout
college he had been a poor writer, only managing to average about C work, that is until
he got his first job at Whitman corporation. In only the first week at Whitman corporation
he was asked to write a fully in depth analysis, with only a few days organize and
conjugate his thoughts. Being the poor writer he was, it soon became apparent that his
writing was not up to par with the corporation's expectations, and he was moved to a
different assignment, with lower importance. Agitated and depressed, Stuart began to
work with a essay designing tool, called Technology Specification, to improve his skills
as a writer. Technology Specification is a rigorous and tedious process, in which
requires you to write out and explain every piece of information, and why it will be used,
before you can even begin to work on crafting your paper. Even though this process
was tiring and often annoying, it improved his writing immensely, and within a couple of
months he got promoted to a higher branch in the company. Similarly so even the highly
successful and articulate, Mr. Chengxin, author of the article, What makes Chinese
Business, Chinese, also moderately uses the same strategy of using specific
explanation to convey his point as well. "This analysis of the transnationalization and
fragmentation of contemporary Chinese business helps better understand and respond
to the complex challenge posed by the economic dynamism in China" (Chengxin,1).
Integrating specific detail not only helps the audience gain insight to what are trying to
get at, but is a great organizational tool as well.

Even though Stuart Rhum, has become successful in multiple components of writing, he
is always still steadily evolving his writing to mesh better with the audience his is trying
to address. Take writing formally and informally for example. When Stuart writes
informally, instructing his co-workers on how to write the layouts for the presentation he
is going to present to the executives of his field, he often likes to approach them in a
more persuasive, explanatory matter, usually by starting out with a question. In fact
even Paul Popovici, an assistant professor at Christian University of Romania, uses the
same tactics, when he is trying to convince his audience on what has to be done to
better the community. " Is there a link between trade and medicine"(Popovici,1). This in
turn addresses his co-workers and how and why they should be doing their work. His
plan of addressing them is a strategic one as well. When he addresses his co-workers,
he often starts with a powerpoint, laying out all the facts and challenges before
beginning to explain the task at hand. After he does this he often starts with an
executive summary, and explains in pinpoint detail, how and why he wants specific
tasks done. On the other hand, when Stuart approaches his bosses with the same
presentation he laid out for his co-workers, he goes about the details very differently.
Since he has gained the understanding that his bosses have limited time and have
different needs than his peers, he often organizes his presentation into three categories.
What is the plan (in little detail), how will it better our company, and ends with the
executive summary. Likewise, Mrs. Brinina, Author of the article Female Educational
Leadership In Primary Education In Greece, uses the same tactics when presenting her
thoughts and groundbreaking new ideas to her audience, which mostly consists of
scholars. "This study furthermore suggests that women aspiring to leadership roles in
such challenging environments, need opportunities" (Brinia, 13). Just as stressed by Mr.
Rhum, Brinia does a great job of knowing her audience, delivering accordingly, and
providing a short but sweet, confident conclusion.

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning
from failure"(Colin Powell). Knowing this dynamic, the only way for you guys to become
successful at this profession or any profession in life, is to not only consume these vital
structures of writing, but to also embody the hard work that comes your way!

Brinia, V. (2011). Female Educational Leadership in Primary Education in Greece: A
Theoretical Framework Based on Experiences of Female School Leaders. International
Studies In Educational Administration (Commonwealth Council For Educational
Administration & Management (CCEAM)), 39(3), 37-58.

CHENGXIN, P. (2009). What is Chinese about Chinese Businesses? Locating the 'rise
of China' in global production networks. Journal Of Contemporary China, Z8(58), 7-25.
doi: 10.1080/10670560802431404

POPOVICI, P., & CHIROBAN, O. (2013). THE TRADE WITH MEDICINE. Juridical Current,
16(1), 93-101.