The course made it easier for me to learn how to keep audience and purpose at the forefront when creating documentation intended to persuade. As Professor Anderson commented in my feedback, I needed to add more voice and reflection to the essay, simply stating the facts was not enough (Anderson). This was an unfamiliar concept to me as there is no citation requirement in the business world and putting facts together to support an argument is how I would previously create a persuasive report. That said, I believe my persuasive business presentation will be much better in the future as I understand the importance of thinking through the facts, providing context, and detailing what the data means. Thus, instruction in narrative and persuasive writing style is analogous to moving beyond the edges of the puzzle and putting the center pieces together; although this may take longer, the image is just a shell without this layer