Audience and Use Profile:

Technical Communication 9th Edition John M. Lannon (modifications by Bob Corey)

You will need to fill out and attach this sheet to selected documents (major assignments) during the semester. Make a copy of this information for your use in this class.

 

Text Box: Audience Identity and Needs (exemplars are in parenthesis, you may add others) Primary Audience (name, title, position): Secondary Audience: Relationship (client, employer, other): Intended use of document (perform task, solve problem, other): Prior knowledge about this topic (no knowledge, few details, other): Additional information needed (background, bare facts, other): Probable Questions: AudienceÕs Probable Attitude and Personality Attitude toward topic (indifferent, skeptical, other): Probable objections (cost, time, none, other): Probable attitude toward writer (intimidated, hostile, receptive, other): Persons most affected by this document: Temperament (cautious, impatient, other): Probable reaction to document (resistance, approval, anger, guilt, other): Risk of alienating anyone: Audience Expectations about the Document Reason document originated (audience request, my idea, other): Acceptable length (comprehensive, concise, other): Material important to this audience (interpretations, costs, conclusions, other): Most useful arrangement (problem-causes-solutions, other): Tone (businesslike, apologetic, enthusiastic, other): Cultural considerations (level of detail or directness, other): Intended effect on this audience (win support, change behavior, other): Due date: