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In: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 8, 1978, 2, S. 97-106 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 97-106 |
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ISSN: |
0047-2816
1541-3780 |
DOI: | 10.2190/gvu2-gje3-5j53-jnty |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> To communicate technical material effectively to a particular audience, a writer must not only analyze his readers' background and professional needs, but also incorporate that analysis into his text. This article introduces the concept of the mock reader as a means of giving body to an amorphic audience and relates that concept to the decisions a writer must make. </jats:p><jats:p> Three situations are presented—writing to the operator, the expert, and the manager—to show how the mock reader can enhance the immediacy and coherence of a text. </jats:p> |