Now that you’ve read about instructions and audience, it’s time to put those concepts to use!
Once you’ve decided on what you’d like your instructions to teach, complete the Audience Planner Chart below (you can copy and paste it into a Word document to complete it):
1. Describe your intended audience—who are these readers?
2. Describe your intended audience in terms of the organization they work for and their position or title.
3. Describe your intended audience in terms of their occupation, profession, or field.
4. Describe your intended audience in terms of their needs for or interest in the information you plan to include in this writing project.
5. Describe how your intended audience will use the information you include in this writing project.
6. Describe the technical background of your intended audience–what do they know and not know about your topic? what are their technical limitations in relation to this writing project?
Once you’ve completed the chart, below it you’ll need to write 2-3 paragraphs about how you think this information might help your instructions to be more successfully followed by your readers. Your document should:
Be 12 pt, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, double spaced.
Include both your Audience Planner Chart and your analysis of that information’s usefulness.
Reference
McMurrey, D. (n.d.). Audience analysis. Online Technical Writing. Prismnet.com. https://www.prismnet.com/~hcexres/textbook/acctoc.html
