Always About the Audience

This week's class focused upon the importance of planning business information while still being able to understand the audience. It is important when writing to follow the three step writing process, analyze your purpose for writing, understand the audience and cater to their needs, and finally to choose an appropriate medium.

Before attempting to communicate ideas, it is important to analyze all of these factors in order to reach your audience. Deciding between oral, written, or electronic media can make a difference in how audiences will react and respond. Everything learned in class this week can be directly applied to my future career as a nurse. For instance, when working with coworkers and especially patients, it would be helpful to first decipher my audience's background before communicating.

Also in class, we discussed the Biopage assignment, in which I will create a power point slide to sell myself as a nursing professional to future employers. The activity will help me practice writing to and communicating with businesses and hospitals.