Developing an effective tipe first draft Record and consolidate all the information.All data, references,drafts of tables and figures,etc. Outline Headings-what technical contents are to be included Start writing.Try to find a time and place where you can think and write without distractions. Write quickly.Don't worry about words,spelling or punctuation at all at this stage,just ideas. Write the paper in parts.Don't attempt to write the whole manuscript at once,instead,treat each section as a mini essay. Revise for clarity and readability. MT333 Materials Applications and Practice Prof.XiaoQi Chen 1.17 Relpbue Style 坤她 AO TONG Write in technical English. >A lot of applications many applications >Enormous potential>great potential You need to write in the third person,i.e.not using the words "I", "You","We"or "They".If you do need to use the first person,use "We"instead of "I". Every figure and table must be explained or referred in the main text. Figures and tables must be numbered in consecutive order and have captions,and come after citations in the main body. Avoid geographical referencing,such "shown in the figure blow". All references listed must be referred in the main text. Use short sentences,and plain English.Most sentences should be about 15-20 words. Paragraph.For a scientific article,paragraphs of about 150 words in length are considered optimal.Avoid using unnecessary words. MT333 Materials Applications and Practice Prof.XiaoQi Chen 1.18MT333 Materials Applications and Practice Prof. XiaoQi Chen 1.17 Developing an effective first draft • Record and consolidate all the information. All data, references, drafts of tables and figures, etc. • Outline / Headings - what technical contents are to be included • Start writing. Try to find a time and place where you can think and write without distractions. • Write quickly. Don't worry about words, spelling or punctuation at all at this stage, just ideas. • Write the paper in parts. Don't attempt to write the whole manuscript at once, instead, treat each section as a mini essay. • Revise for clarity and readability. MT333 Materials Applications and Practice Prof. XiaoQi Chen 1.18 Style • Write in technical English.  A lot of applications  many applications  Enormous potential  great potential • You need to write in the third person, i.e. not using the words “I”, “You”, “We” or “They”. If you do need to use the first person, use “We” instead of “I”. • Every figure and table must be explained or referred in the main text. • Figures and tables must be numbered in consecutive order and have captions, and come after citations in the main body. • Avoid geographical referencing, such “shown in the figure blow”. • All references listed must be referred in the main text. • Use short sentences, and plain English. Most sentences should be about 15-20 words. • Paragraph. For a scientific article, paragraphs of about 150 words in length are considered optimal. Avoid using unnecessary words