ENGLISH 372- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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Creating reader profile: readers are raiders for info - people don"t read tech docs for fun. Any additional only makes info harder to find: readers prefer conciseness - shorter, the better. Longer docs are less likely people will read: readers prefer docs with graphics and good page design - it"s a visual culture - large blocks of text are intimidating, so break them up with graphics and nice design. Primary readers (actin takers) info you provide will allow them to do something or make a decision. only 1 or 2 of these readers typically. Secondary readers (advisors) people who advise primary reader- expert iin field, or special knowledge primary readers require for decision making. Tertiary readers (evaluators) tertiary include others who may have an interest in your document"s information. Often evaluate you your team and company, may be news reporters, lawyers, auditors, historians, politicians, community activists, environmentalists, or perhaps competitors. Gatekeepers (supervisors) look it over before being sent to primary.
