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The Role of Audience in Business and Technical Writing:

The Role of Audience in Business and Technical Writing: The Role of Audience in Business and Technical Writing Myra Kogen Hofstra University Much of the recent research in is what the writer wished to achieve with composition greatly professional goals our of how audience-aware- the text. to a similar conclusion from a different expanding understanding Coming ness affects the creative of the writer. In a re- Jack Selzer found that the of processes path, composing processes cent Linda Flower and John R. for one technical writer he studied involved careful study, Hayes, example, expert concluded that &dquo;one of the hallmarks of writers was consideration of the needs of audiences from good specific the time about how wanted to on: they spent thinking they early affect a reader&dquo;’ What’s Flower found and more, Hayes Nelson knows about the of his audiences - they ap- importance that for with audiences was or his find his useful or de- developing strategies dealing prove reject proposals, they reports ficient. he attends to their needs at the of Thus, very beginning itself one of the skillful writer’s most methods powerful the He thinks about their he considers writing process. needs; of new ideas. Those of us who teach business generating times - he http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ABCA Bulletin SAGE

The Role of Audience in Business and Technical Writing:

ABCA Bulletin , Volume 46 (4): 3 – Sep 16, 2016

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SAGE
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Copyright © 2019 by Association for Business Communication
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0001-0383
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10.1177/108056998304600403
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The Role of Audience in Business and Technical Writing Myra Kogen Hofstra University Much of the recent research in is what the writer wished to achieve with composition greatly professional goals our of how audience-aware- the text. to a similar conclusion from a different expanding understanding Coming ness affects the creative of the writer. In a re- Jack Selzer found that the of processes path, composing processes cent Linda Flower and John R. for one technical writer he studied involved careful study, Hayes, example, expert concluded that &dquo;one of the hallmarks of writers was consideration of the needs of audiences from good specific the time about how wanted to on: they spent thinking they early affect a reader&dquo;’ What’s Flower found and more, Hayes Nelson knows about the of his audiences - they ap- importance that for with audiences was or his find his useful or de- developing strategies dealing prove reject proposals, they reports ficient. he attends to their needs at the of Thus, very beginning itself one of the skillful writer’s most methods powerful the He thinks about their he considers writing process. needs; of new ideas. Those of us who teach business generating times - he

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Published: Sep 16, 2016

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