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Organize your writing for the reader and for yourself.

Organize the writing process for yourself . Organize the document for the reader . Organize your writing for the reader and for yourself. Feb. 3, 2010. Writing is not a single activity: It is a process . Defining objectives Planning Drafting Evaluating Revising.

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Organize your writing for the reader and for yourself.

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  1. Organize the writing process for yourself. Organize the document for the reader. Organize your writing for the reader and for yourself. Feb. 3, 2010

  2. Writing is not a single activity:It is a process. • Defining objectives • Planning • Drafting • Evaluating • Revising Same as process of project management.

  3. You cannot collapse these stages together! You can’t get it right the first time around!

  4. Managing the Process of Writing • Defining objectives • Objectives for Problem Description? • Planning • Drafting • Evaluating – in labs • Revising • Learn to separate these stages!

  5. Use writing to organize for yourself. • Start early • Learn to draft – avoid need for perfection at this stage • Learn to separate the creativeand critical parts of your personality.

  6. Your writing can solve problems for all kinds of people. Most important question for you to ask: Who will be reading this? Who will be listening?

  7. To communicate effectively you must understand your audience Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid message sender receiver

  8. To communicate effectively you must understand your audience receiver

  9. To communicate effectively you must understand your audience receiver

  10. Engineers must communicate with a variety of receivers. Peers Technicians Executives Clients Public receiver

  11. Effective communication involves a message that is discernable. message message

  12. Effective communication involves a message that is discernable. message message

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