writing skills

Prose crafting talent

Writing skills are the abilities needed to communicate effectively through written text.

These include grammar, clarity, organization, and adapting tone to audience.

Someone with strong writing skills can convey ideas precisely and persuasively: Her writing skills landed her the job.

The phrase often appears in job listings and educational contexts.

Opposites
mode of communication

writing skillsspeaking skills

Proficiency in verbal expression

oratory · speech · verbal skills · elocution · presentation skills

competence level

writing skillsilliteracy

Inability to read

functional illiteracy · dysgraphia

productive vs. receptive language skills

writing skillsreading skills

Ability to decode text

reading comprehension · reading fluency · listening skills · listening comprehension

Family

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Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G