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Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read

Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing. R _________ R _________ R _________ R _________ R _________. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing. Ruminate R _________ R _________ R _________ R _________. The Three B’s. The Three B’s. The Bed The Bath.

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Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read

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  1. Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read

  2. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

  3. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

  4. The Three B’s

  5. The Three B’s • The Bed • The Bath

  6. The Three B’s • The Bed • The Bath • The Bus

  7. Characteristics of the 3 B’s • Repetitive • Wordless • Familiar

  8. I. FIRST MAIN IDEA A. Division of That a. subset b. subset c. subset B. Division of That a. subset b. subset II. SECOND MAIN IDEA A. Division of That a. subset b. subset c. subset B. Division of That a. subset b. subset Linear Outline

  9. Main Idea

  10. Rapidwriting • Write non-stop for minimum of 10 minutes • Incorporate static and running commentary • Misspell • Write garbage • Go through The Wall, past the point of wanting to quit • Turn off the screen

  11. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

  12. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

  13. The Importance of Retreat

  14. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

  15. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • R _________ • R _________

  16. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • Re-vise • R _________

  17. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • Re-vise • Repeat

  18. Re-vise = New Eyes The single most important question you need to ask before editing. ___________________________________

  19. The single most important question you need to ask before editing: What does my reader need to hear?

  20. The 3 C’s • C ___________________ • C ___________________ • C ___________________

  21. The 3 C’s • Clear • C ___________________ • C ___________________

  22. The 3 C’s • Clear • Concise • C ___________________

  23. The 3 C’s • Clear • Concise • Conversational

  24. The Inverted Triangle

  25. Storyboard Logic and Ouija Boards

  26. Use the Active Voice • The subject of an active verb acts. • The subject of a passive verb does not act.

  27. Avoid the Use of Qualifiers The constant use of qualifiers is particularly debilitating; we should all try to do a little better, we should all be very watchful of this rule, for it is a rather important one and we are pretty sure to violate it now and then.

  28. Eliminate Clutter Somebody has said that words are a lot like money--the more of them you use, the less each one is worth. Right on. Go through your entire letter just as many times as it takes. Search out and annihilate all unnecessary words and sentences--even entire paragraphs. ---Malcolm Forbes

  29. This workshop will show you how to • eliminate needless words • substitute simple, straightforward language that has impact for convoluted phrases that weigh your piece down

  30. Thanks and ever thanks

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