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What is the definition of a 'target audience'?
What is the definition of a 'target audience'?
- The individuals with direct decision-making power over an issue
- The demographic group for whom a message is designed (correct)
- A group of individuals who can influence the target
- Readers with varying levels of technical expertise
How can technical writing be effective?
How can technical writing be effective?
- By considering the document density (correct)
- By not identifying the audience type
- By ignoring the audience's level of expertise
- By targeting only experts
What should be considered when determining your audience's needs?
What should be considered when determining your audience's needs?
- Their attitude towards the content
- The general and specific experts' distinction
- The varying levels of technical expertise
- Their expertise and purpose in reading the document (correct)
Why is it important to distinguish between general and specific experts?
Why is it important to distinguish between general and specific experts?
What can help in targeting the audience effectively?
What can help in targeting the audience effectively?
Why should an organization identify its target?
Why should an organization identify its target?
What is one of the purposes of managers reading technical and scientific documents?
What is one of the purposes of managers reading technical and scientific documents?
Why should a document include extensive explanations of conclusions and recommendations?
Why should a document include extensive explanations of conclusions and recommendations?
What is a characteristic of how managers usually read technical and scientific documents?
What is a characteristic of how managers usually read technical and scientific documents?
What is a strategy suggested for writing to technicians based on the text?
What is a strategy suggested for writing to technicians based on the text?
Why do readers of technical and scientific writings, regardless of expertise level, read documents according to the text?
Why do readers of technical and scientific writings, regardless of expertise level, read documents according to the text?
What distinguishes general experts from specific experts based on the text?
What distinguishes general experts from specific experts based on the text?
