Saturday, April 18, 2009

A Writer’s Responsibility: Discovering Your Readers’ Needs and Using it Successfully


The most important thing you can do if you’re going to be persuasive,

Is imagining your audience and the way that they live:

What do you know about their company, position, or responsibility?

Establishing your scope and organizing your thoughts are another way to write persuasively.

The most important tip to keep in your back pocket,

Is to write so clearly that what you say won’t be misinterpreted.

Don’t forget your audience is who you’re writing for:

If you keep these tips in mind you’re success rate will soar.

If you get too wrapped up in your own purposes,

The only responses you’ll get from your reader are questions and curses.

So, next time you’re sitting in front of your computer trying to persuade:

Allow these little tips to be your serenade.


For further tips on how to assess, please feel free to visit this web address.

Oliu, Walter E., Charles T. Brusaw, and Gerald J. Alred. Writing that Works Communicating Effectively on the Job. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006.

"Alexander McCall Smith on Reader Needs and Demands «." Educating alice. 13 Apr. 2009 .

"Mike Savage - Savage Press: Meeting Reader's Needs." Savage Press - Michael Savage Publisher. 13 Apr. 2009 .

UThink: Blogs at the University of Minnesota. 12 Apr. 2009

6 comments:

  1. Good job A-M. I like the use of poetry and the graphic is really cute. Short and sweet or should I say Concise??? lol. Good post.

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  2. Great post Ann-Marie. Useful tips and great image. I liked your post because it was short and simple. Straight to the point!

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  3. Very nice, A.-M.! So creative and almost touching:)Easy to remember and very fresh! Wonderful job!

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  4. Your material and information was very good and clear for me to understand. I liked your visual, if only a resume was that simple, lol. Great work this semester. Have a great summer.

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  5. Heh, :D Great job! Very creative, just get more creative as you go along. Post is short and sweet. A great image as well.

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  6. You are always all good Ann-Marie! I love your visuals, and you always provide great information and voice in your postings. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication this semester.

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