I have already learned many different concepts from this class, and many remind me so much of my journalism classes I took all throughout high school. The idea of clear, concise writing along with staying professional for the real world within technical writing also carries over to the journalism world, as well, so much of what I have learned has been reiterated or refreshed because I had forgotten about it since I took those classes a few years ago. Examples include the rule of thirds, the design concepts like not using center alignment, and adding pictures in other places other than the center of the page to attract the eye of the viewer. I have enjoyed this class thoroughly because I get to tell stories. Stories about others and how I think they should be told, without a bias. That has been my favorite part of this class so far, and I hope to learn much more before the end of the year approaches!
1. I have personally really enjoyed the way Dr. Kyburz has taught this class because although technical writing includes explaining procedures or technological communication, the focus on story telling has been my favorite part, and I believe it makes the class much more interesting.
2. Although many may not think of "Storytelling" being useful in generative documents like reports, it can be. It can make the report more relatable while still holding up it's end of professionalism.
3. Our storytelling frame can help us with this because if we think about ourselves as a viewer, we can put our audience's point of view into perspective, and it can help us make the document informative while still being understandable and relatable.
4. I feel that I identify with focus and delivery the most out of the image provided. I usually think about my audience, and try to keep myself focused on whatever I'm writing and keep it very clear for the audience, so it is easily understandable.
1. I have personally really enjoyed the way Dr. Kyburz has taught this class because although technical writing includes explaining procedures or technological communication, the focus on story telling has been my favorite part, and I believe it makes the class much more interesting.
2. Although many may not think of "Storytelling" being useful in generative documents like reports, it can be. It can make the report more relatable while still holding up it's end of professionalism.
3. Our storytelling frame can help us with this because if we think about ourselves as a viewer, we can put our audience's point of view into perspective, and it can help us make the document informative while still being understandable and relatable.
4. I feel that I identify with focus and delivery the most out of the image provided. I usually think about my audience, and try to keep myself focused on whatever I'm writing and keep it very clear for the audience, so it is easily understandable.
Hello Mattilyn,
ReplyDeleteI felt like your blog entry was insightful to someone like myself that resonated more with the pleasure aspect of the image for question number 4. Something I have to do often in my writing is to take a step back, and make sure if the reader is understanding what I am putting forth. Sometimes we get lost in our own train of thought and do not realize that some examples in our writing may need more clarification for the people on the outside looking in. Keeping the audience in mind is always a top priority that writers should focus on. Great job!
I love your idea of using the storytelling frame to think of ourselves as viewers. Taking the audience's perspective into consideration while writing documents will certainly allow a writer to provide their readers with clearer, more relevant information. With our textbook content specifically in mind, I've come to understand that one's audience is an essential part of technical communication. Your comment also helped me realize that I personally need to pay more attention to the audience-component of my writings. Although it's important, I tend to spend a large amount of time and care with the professionalization, content, and clarity of my assignments. Sometimes I will try and read my work from an outsider's perspective, but not always. That is a skill I would like to practice more when writing any document. I think as a writer, you know what you want to say and what the words you've written mean. It can be hard to alter your content or rewrite your document if you find that it doesn't convey its meanings as clearly as you imagine.
ReplyDeleteYasss to all of this, Matti! And your commenters seem to agree. I think you are seeing how a storytelling frame can help us develop sensitivities to the user experience in productive ways that also help us hold fast to our professional ethics. Great post!
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