What is the situation that has motivated you to communicate?
What is the situation that has motivated you to communicate?
What obstacles must you overcome?
How will the message provide a strong argument and sufficient use of evidence?
Type your answers to the questions above.
Why am I writing this?
What obstacles must I overcome?
How will my message provide a strong argument and sufficient evidence? (You don’t have a lot of details to share right now. So, the key is to ensure you build credibility and address the audience’s needs)
How much information does the audience need to know?
What will be the arrangement of arguments?
1. Chronological?
2. Descriptive?
3. Facts vs. Analysis?
Write your answers to the questions above.
At this point in time (early in the morning), how much information does the audience need to know? (Remember, you don’t know much at this point).
How will you organize your message?
What needs to be communicated in the first paragraph?
What needs to be communicated in the second paragraph?
What do I want my audience to do?
How do I want my audience to feel after reading my message?
WRITE: Get the delivery right.
25%
What style would the audience prefer for this communication under the circumstances?
· Formal
· Informal
Are there any “red flag” words that could create a negative response?
What is your syntactic choice?
· Active
· Passive
What is the design of this communication?
· Letter
· Memo
· Report
Type your answers to the questions above.
What should my writing style be?
Are there any red flags that can create a negative response?
What is my syntactic choice?
What is my communication design/document type?
