1. Ability to write
appropriately to a given audience.
• All information that a particular audience needs to understand about a
particular event or concept is included. Nothing is included that seems
patronizing or offensive.
• Issues are stated as simply as possible without compromising meaning.
Issues are not made needlessly complicated. If precedents are included,
readers understand how they apply to the facts.
• Any emotional or interpersonal factors that affect communication are
handled appropriately.
• Elements of the writing are tailored to its audience(s):
- organization
- vocabulary, e.g., People First language, non-idiomatic English
- grammar
- tone
- format
- style
- citation
- form
- terms of art
- medium, e.g., post-it, letter, memo.
• Documents translated into a language other than English are accurate and
culturally sensitive. |
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