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Roundy, Nancy – Technical Writing Teacher, 1983
Describes a comparison of the function of audience in students' writing processes with that of experienced technical writers. Examines students' rough and final drafts for content and style as audience considerations influenced revisions. (HTH)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition), Teaching Methods
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Mirel, Barbara – Management Communication Quarterly, 1990
Examines in-house documentation situations in which software manual writers and project managers intersect the manual writing project with ongoing organizational dynamics. Analyses two strategies that in-house writers need for project management: conducting contextual audience analyses and acting as liaisons in their workplaces. (KEH)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Change Strategies, Communication Research, Computer Software
Santelmann, Patricia K. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Describes a technical writing assignment designed to teach (1) audience awareness, (2) strategies for analytical problem solving, (3) an understanding of the patterns of organization that make the information clear to the intended audience, and (4) a mastery of the editing skills needed to make writing correct and concise. (SRT)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Editing, Higher Education, Problem Solving
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Blakeslee, Ann M. – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1993
Uses ethnographic field methods to investigate the ways that scientific authors develop an understanding of their audiences. Finds that, rather than writing a text for an abstract audience, these scientists engaged their readers in direct interactions to obtain a clearer sense of their concerns. (RS)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Authors, Ethnography
Simpson, Mark D. – 1989
A study examined how well existing audience theory fits what really happens when writers write on the job. This ethnographic study focused on the process of revising one chapter from a guide to the DOS computer operating system designed for use by novices as well as intermediate and skilled users. Preliminary findings confirmed much of audience…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Computers, Ethnography
Redish, Janice D.; Battison, Robbin M. – 1983
Intended as an introduction to an interactive writing workshop, this paper presents a general description of the Document Design Center's writing model to be used by workshop participants. Suggesting that the model is an aid in analyzing and revising writing, in developing new documents, and in applying writing research to practical writing tasks,…
Descriptors: Adults, Audience Analysis, Models, Prewriting