Are you sure that readers perceive your written message as you intended it? If you want help revising a message you are writing, use Types of Writing. This section of the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center can help you make a document that communicates to your audience clearly. It provides tips and examples for several formal documents, and position papers for business and academic environments. In your response, address the following:

• Explain the appropriate times to use first person and when to use third person, according to Types of Writing.
• Describe the three elements of "Academic Voice" and how you will incorporate these elements into your academic writing.
• Describe the goal of research writing and why it is important to "follow the evidence" and use the evidence to draw conclusions.