Accessibility
Four Guidelines to Achieving Accessibility:
(from Redish, et. al; p.123 - 134 in course pack)
1. "Look at the material from the reader's point
of view."
2. "Consider how the audience will use your document."
3. "Organize the material logically from the
reader's point of view."
4. "Include only the content that the audience needs."
Setting the Context in a Professional Report
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Functional redundancy
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kairos
Subject Line
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Specific and Informative
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Concise
Introduction
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Describe problem, including necessary background info.
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Give overview of solution
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State purpose of report
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Forecast remainder of report
Forecasting Sentence
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Overview major parts of the report
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Describe Scope
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Help readers find sections
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Create motivation
Samples