Chapter Introduction

The writing process is an important practice to consider when writing a document. It will help you to write in a clear, professional manner that will effectively communicate your document’s information. When setting out to write a document, it is important to consider the following things. Purpose: Having a specific purpose in mind while writing will give your document clarity and direction. Too many documents suffer from the author having a lack of purpose in mind, which makes the document sound vague. This can frustrate readers who are looking for a purpose to the document. For example, the purpose of this introduction is to briefly describe and outline the basics of the writing process. Audience: It is important to consider the audience of your document. Knowing a bit about the people who will be reading your document will help you with writing the document. For example, the audience for this introduction will most likely be third year computer science students who are enrolled in Technical Communication. Once you have these two in mind, the next step is planning and organizing your information.