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What
is the purpose of my document?
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What
do I want to happen when people read my document? |
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What
do I want my readers to be able to do after they read my document?
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Do
I want or need something specific? Do I want to achieve or prevent
something? Do I want to change peoples’ behaviour? |
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If
I want to ‘inform’ people, what do I want them to do
with the information? |
What
do my readers need to know?
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What
do people already know about this topic? |
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Do
they use other documents related to this topic?Do I need to use
the same terms as other documents? |
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What
information do I need to include?
What information can I leave out?
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What
is the most important thing my readers need to know so they can
respond? |
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