Summary: The beginning of the chapter focused on the communication process. It went into detail about what the receiver and sender should be doing during a conversation, which is geared to perfecting their ability to communicate and listen. Following this, the chapter discussed the writing process, and how a writer can establish goals for themselves and their writing. It gave steps and a timeline for how a writer should go about tackling their piece, which works to promote time management skills. The chapter then discusses what purpose the writer may have for writing their piece. It could be professional or business, but either way, the author has to anticipate their audience and figure out how they can best tailor their message to them. The person has to figure out the best way to convey their message, which takes into consideration both cost and their audience. With all that in mind the chapter highlights how important it is to adapt to the audience because each person is different and they require different things or will have different expectations. The final aspect of the chapter was focused on the tone of the message, and how precision and language are important when getting a message across.
Comment: "Anticipating and Profiling the Audience" was a heading in Chapter 2, and it made me think that in communicating and presenting we are not told that enough. We are told to focus more on our words, message, and nonverbal actions than we are on analyzing our audience. It makes me realize that if I am not taking my audience into consideration then my message will have no meaning because I did not take the time to understand who I was speaking to. Of course, I will not always know the mindset of my audience, but it is important for me to be more flexible and adaptable to changing scenarios.
Question: Can the order of the 3-x-3 writing process be changed if different people have different methods for writing their pieces?
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