If you work somewhere as a writer, you may have often heard your supervisor saying: ‘Please, try to write in the way you speak so that we can sell our products effectively.’ If you are an expert at Grammar, you may reply to your supervisor: How can I express punctuation marks while speaking? Both you and your supervisor are right. Writing and speaking do have similarities; however, people need to know that there are also differences between the two. Without further ado, let’s have a look at the similarities and differences between writing and speaking:
The Similarities between Writing and Speaking
Point #1: Writers are motivated to speak to the audience as per their needs while writing, and the speakers do the same thing.
Point #2: You need to highlight essential points in the form of a summary, whether you are writing or speaking.
Point #3: You need to stick to the point while writing, so you need to keep the length of your sentences to eight to fifteen (8 to 15) words while writing. You need to remain clear while speaking, so you need to remain restricted to a few words to convey your message correctly.
Point #4: While writing, you focus on keywords to convey your message, and you make a strong emphasis on words that can deliver your message well to the audience. Thus, both writers and speakers speak of the keywords.
Point #5: Make a valid claim if you want to sell, particularly if you’re going to sell your product by writing. You need to do the same while speaking; otherwise, your audience can switch to your competitors.
Point #6: Jargons are bad, so you shouldn’t use them while speaking and writing. Why? Because the whole world has no time to chat and produce slang words.
Point #7: Whether you speak or write, you need to repeat important words to ensure your message is being conveyed to the audience.
Point #8: You will need to come up with a good message to win your audience’s trust. Thus, you need to edit your content and proofread while reading; the same goes for speech.
Point #9: You need a theme to start with while writing or speaking.
Point #10: Pictures can speak a thousand words. You need to use them while you want to elaborate on something while writing. You also need to use the pictures to express your message to the target audience while giving a presentation.
Point #11: Use strong words while you speak or write. For instance, you can use the following sentence while speaking or writing: ‘Each participant has an equal chance (strong words) of selection.’
Point #12: Explain your point while writing and speaking to let the audience understand what you want to convey to them.
The Differences between Writing and Speaking
Point #1: Readers want to read whenever they have a desire for it. For example: ‘Readers may pick up a book, white paper, and a proposal to read it.’ Thus, writers can get the readers’ attention easily. However, the listeners don’t plan to listen to you all day; hence, you need to stick to the point while speaking to the audience.
Point #2: You can easily interpret emotion from a speaker than an author. Yes, writers can bring feelings in you; nonetheless, if you are writing a business letter, you should avoid emotional words if you want to get your reader’s attention. Business is a serious deal; therefore, you should avoid emotions in business writing.
Point #3: If you want to feel your audience’s response with your own eyes, you can rely on speaking. Why? Because writers don’t convey their messages in front of the audience.
Point #4: The proper usage of Grammar can make your write-ups better. You can’t do that while speaking because you make loads of grammatical mistakes while speaking. For instance, ‘A comma is used for a pause in writing; however, while speaking, you may avoid that pause and may spoil your speech to convey your message to the audience better.’
Finally, if you know many other similarities and differences between writing and speaking, you can share them in the form of comments.
