Researching Information & Identifying the Audience

 

It is extremely important to thoroughly research the information that will go into a communication document prior to beginning the layout of the document. Before attempting to write about anything you should have a clear and concise understanding of what your focus will be and how you will communicate it. In order to determine the exact topic of focus you will first need to conduct the appropriate research to find out all important facts and data. Doing so will aide in the writing process and make it a lot easier to accomplish.

Identifying the audience is also very important in the writing and editing processes because this will tell you what information to gather and what topic to write about. The audience should be identified before you start the writing and editing processes. The way you write should be based on the type of audience you are communicating with. If you start the writing and editing process before identifying your audience, you will more than likely miss the opportunity to effectively communicate with them.