This article discusses the educational value of engaging personal selling students in journal writing, a form of writing to learn. It suggests that journal writing has the potential to contribute to personal selling by improving students' written communication skills and encouraging critical and independent thinking. A journal writing process designed for the personal selling class is presented, and suggestions are given for events, evaluation procedures and design, saving instructor time, and improving student participation.
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