Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read

1. Writing Technical Papers That People Will Read

4. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

5. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

6. The Three B’s

10. The Three B’s • The Bed • The Bath

11. The Three B’s • The Bed • The Bath • The Bus

14. Characteristics of the 3 B’s • Repetitive • Wordless • Familiar

15. I. FIRST MAIN IDEA A. Division of That a. subset b. subset c. subset B. Division of That a. subset b. subset II. SECOND MAIN IDEA A. Division of That a. subset b. subset c. subset B. Division of That a. subset b. subset Linear Outline

17. Main Idea

23. Rapidwriting • Write non-stop for minimum of 10 minutes • Incorporate static and running commentary • Misspell • Write garbage • Go through The Wall, past the point of wanting to quit • Turn off the screen

25. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • R _________ • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

26. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

27. The Importance of Retreat

28. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • R _________ • R _________ • R _________

29. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • R _________ • R _________

30. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • Re-vise • R _________

31. 5 R’s of Whole-Brained Writing • Ruminate • Rapidwrite • Retreat • Re-vise • Repeat

32. Re-vise = New Eyes The single most important question you need to ask before editing. ___________________________________

33. The single most important question you need to ask before editing: What does my reader need to hear?

34. The 3 C’s • C ___________________ • C ___________________ • C ___________________

35. The 3 C’s • Clear • C ___________________ • C ___________________

36. The 3 C’s • Clear • Concise • C ___________________

37. The 3 C’s • Clear • Concise • Conversational

38. The Inverted Triangle

39. Storyboard Logic and Ouija Boards

45. Use the Active Voice • The subject of an active verb acts. • The subject of a passive verb does not act.

46. Avoid the Use of Qualifiers The constant use of qualifiers is particularly debilitating; we should all try to do a little better, we should all be very watchful of this rule, for it is a rather important one and we are pretty sure to violate it now and then.

47. Eliminate Clutter Somebody has said that words are a lot like money--the more of them you use, the less each one is worth. Right on. Go through your entire letter just as many times as it takes. Search out and annihilate all unnecessary words and sentences--even entire paragraphs. ---Malcolm Forbes

49. This workshop will show you how to • eliminate needless words • substitute simple, straightforward language that has impact for convoluted phrases that weigh your piece down

50. Thanks and ever thanks