COMM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Jargon, Topic Sentence, List Of Fables Characters
Document Summary
Chapter 7: global and local coherence: connecting the dots. Understand the importance of global and local coherence. Understand how to develop documents that are coherent at the global and local levels. Parts of the document working towards achieving a main purpose: cohere and organize around a central point, ensure comprehension of central point, support the central point. Paragraphs, visuals, and design all work towards achieving the report"s goal. Tell audience where you are taking them, take them there, and then show them where they"ve been. Ensuring logical development between sections & across the whole document. Consistency of different elements across the document. Between documents and business & cultural contexts. Allow each part to perform its function. Explicit and implicit connections to the central idea. Design consideration: watermarks, images, appended materials, colour and graphic elements. Consistent fonts: same font size for all first level heading, same font size for all second level headings, same font size for all text.
