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Planning Strategies

Planning Strategies. Begin as soon as possible. Issues of Time Management. When you will do any necessary research? How long it will take to draft the document? Whether the document will go through a peer or client review (often a slow process)?

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Planning Strategies

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  1. Planning Strategies Begin as soon as possible Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  2. Issues of Time Management • When you will do any necessary research? • How long it will take to draft the document? • Whether the document will go through a peer or client review (often a slow process)? • How long it will take to prepare and duplicate the final document? • How much time is required to deliver the document? Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  3. Time Management for Reports Planning guidelines for writing a 50 page technical report Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  4. Time Management Example of a Gantt chart Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  5. Procrastination The consequences of procrastination Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  6. Dealing with Procrastination • Overcome a dislike of writing by focusing on positive goals. • Deal with the uncertainty of getting started by asking questions. • Replace a desire for perfection with a quest for excellence. • Deemphasize potential criticism by viewing your drafts as provisional. • Distinguish between procrastination and incubation. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

  7. Rhetorical Issues and Planning • Consider audience, purpose, and tone • Use standard forms when required • Determine an appropriate perspective: Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication

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