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Four Approaches to Drafting Ø Ø Combining inventing, drafting, and revising Separating inventing, drafting, and revising Combining inventing and drafting Combining drafting and revising Less Efficient (Shorter Documents) I D+ R R Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication More Efficient (Longer Documents) I +D R I + D + R

Example of Annotations Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 2

Example of Auto. Correct Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 3

Critic and Creator in Writing Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 4

Eight Causes of Writer’s Block Ø Ø Ø Ø Blocks related to planning Blocks related to environmental factors Blocks related to topics Blocks related to words Blocks related to form Blocks related to audience Blocks related to expectations Blocks related to crises Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 5

(H igh) ¥ Attaining a Flow State C hallenges Anxiety ha 0 (Low) ow l F C e nn l Boredom 0 (Low) Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication Skills (High) ¥ 6

Issues of Health and Safety Ø Ø Repetitive strain injuries to wrists and hands Injuries to neck and spine related to posture Eye strain caused by monitor and lighting Stress from the environment Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 7