{"id":7000,"date":"2024-01-16T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/what-makes-our-writing-clear-efficient-and-useful-2-2-unread-replies-3-3-replies\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T17:45:55","slug":"what-makes-our-writing-clear-efficient-and-useful-2-2-unread-replies-3-3-replies","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/what-makes-our-writing-clear-efficient-and-useful-2-2-unread-replies-3-3-replies\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Our Writing Clear, Efficient, and Useful? 2 2 unread replies. 3 3 replies."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cNobody wants to read anything you have written\u2026They don&#8217;t want to, but they have to.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Cassandra Race (2019, para. 22) makes this bold claim near the end of <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Chapter 1 \u2013 Introduction to Technical Writing<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">.<br \/>\n Race\u2019s point is that readers of technical documents aren\u2019t looking to<br \/>\nbe wowed or entertained. They need clear, efficient writing that can<br \/>\nsolve their problems and provide useful information.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Based<br \/>\n on this week\u2019s reading and your own experience, what characteristics<br \/>\nare most necessary to make technical writing clear, efficient, and<br \/>\nuseful to readers?&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">What might prevent or get in the way of useful writing?&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">And<br \/>\n finally, what sorts of tools, tricks, and resources can learners in<br \/>\nthis class use to help make their writing as clear and useful as<br \/>\npossible?<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-contrast=\"none\">Your<br \/>\n initial post should answer all three questions above, dedicating a<br \/>\nparagraph to each. In your responses, comment on your classmate\u2019s<br \/>\nsuggestions and ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNobody wants to read anything you have written\u2026They don&#8217;t want to, but they have to.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; Cassandra Race (2019, para. 22) makes this bold claim near the end of Chapter 1 \u2013 Introduction to Technical Writing Links to an external site.. Race\u2019s point is that readers of technical documents aren\u2019t looking to be wowed or entertained. 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