Isiaq Ibrahim reports
The News Digest Press outlet in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto has on Tuesday, 5th September trained its members on the element style in writing and reporting.
The training, held virtually on Google meet and facilitated by the immediate past editor-in-chief of the pressboard , Abdullah Tijani exposed the members on the basic elements that made up a good style in writing and reporting.
In his explanation, he stated that style is a particular way or manner in which a writer expresses his/her message to the audience.
Speaking on report writing, he noted that the headline should be well composed, inverted pyramid method be maintained and the reporter should stick with facts.
“By maintaining this kind of style, your readers will not feel bored, and their attention will be drawn to read the full piece,” he said.
He advised the members to study punctuation marks, rules of concord, and always use active voice when constructing a sentence.
Participants React
Speaking after the session, Nafisat Alqasim Gbemisola, one of the members of the pressboard said she appreciated the facilitator for the deep explanation on the forms of writing, style of writing features stories and news report.
“I am really happy to be among the participants, and to be privileged to have knowledge on the different kinds of writing style, and also to strengthen myself to be a creative writer.”
Another participant, Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen noted that as a learner, having knowledge about new things is what he desired most.
“l felt fascinated because it broadened my knowledge to know my errors in writing, and to be conscious while writing. It is an educational and conversational training,” he said.
He also added that the training is a mind-blowing session, which has exposed him to many things on how to write a good report, conduct well research in opinion writing, report writing and feature story.”
Akaje Maimunat, another participant of the training on her own par said: “I felt fulfilled after the training that being an English Language Student is not enough, we have to put our learning into writing to differentiate us from others.”