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Week 2 Discussion post 4

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Q Some writers have trouble writing the opening sentence of a message. Occasionally, a quotation makes for an appropriate opening. Assume that you need to motivate an employee to achieve more at work. Find a famous quota- tion online about motivation that might be an appropriate opening for such a message. In addition, write a sentence that would effectively transition from this opening.

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The opening sentence of a message can be tricky at times because the writer can be in a dilemma. The dilemma can be about the ways in which there can be a proper phrase, sentence or particular group of words can be chosen and used in the opening sentence. If I need to motivate an employee to achieve more at work, I will use the following quotation: “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work” – Harry Golden