You’ve worked hard to capture your thoughts and write them down. But don’t stop now, because you should also exercise your communication skills in determining where your writing will be read.
For example, if you're writing a memo to people working on a factory floor, you'll probably have one approach. On the other hand, if those people are administrative staff working in offices you'll likely take a different approach.
More specifically, if you’re writing for difficult reading conditions, such as a factory floor, you’ll focus on simplicity and ease of reading. Given the noise and distractions in such areas, you’ll focus on just a few key points, use larger font sizes, and so on.
If you’re writing for people in offices, you can be more subtle with your messages, and you can focus on the look of the document. Fonts can be smaller than those used for communication with the factory floor, for example. Color is a useful tool in office environments, but on the factory floor plain black and white will be more effective.
Don’ overlook the issue of lighting. High gloss paper may look good, but it may reflect and make reading harder in brightly lit offices, and harder reading means the document won't get as much attention as one that is easy to read.
For example, if you publish a printed newsletter, you should ask yourself where it will be read. If a majority of your readers are in harsh or very bright reading environments, then go with non-glossy paper.
One other note: Will your document be an email message, or a printed document? Recipients generally treat email as disposable, but written letters as permanent records. That may not be your view, but write for posterity when you write for print.
In summary, don’t assume your printed message will necessarily be read. Instead, think of the reading conditions involved, so you can structure your message and medium to make it easy for your readers. Make it easy for them, and they’re far more likely to respond.
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Monday 6th Feb 2012: My Prostate Cancer Diary.
So here is the problem. I have dismissed Surgery completly and that leads me to Radio Therapy as the only available conventional medical alternative.
My Oncologist want me to have Hormone Treatment to:
- a: Slow the Growth of the Cancer cells by (basically) chemically castrating me. Ouch!
- b: Shrink the Prostate down to a smaller target for his magic Death Ray.
I didn’t want to do that with Hormone treatment, but can appreciate why he wants to do that.
So I’m looking into all types of Natural and Alternative medications.
The best I have come up with is PawPaw (Papaya) as there have been quite a few studies with very promising reasults, PLUS it has been… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Natural Alternative
Prostate Treatments and Me.
Long time coming since my last post – but I have been kinda busy…. Tests – tests and more tests 
So this is the latest:
My Urologist sent me to the Radio Oncologist because I decided I do NOT want surgery. Apparently I can’t have Brachyatherapy (my original choice) because my Gleason Score is 8 – too high, so External Beam Therapy is the only option, even though they only found cancer cells in ONE of the TEN Biopsies they took.
HOWEVER: (I am discovering LOTS of ‘Howevers’), the Oncologist wants me to have Hormone Treatment first to bring my enlarged prostate down in size.
An ‘Average’ prostate is about 40mm – about the size of a small Plum -… Continue reading My Personal Prostate Cancer Treatment Options
And it came to pass….
A week or so has gone by since I wrote the first post on my ‘Personal Prostate Journey’ and was pleasantly surprised by the comments and messages sent to me.
So thank you all – I appreciate it.
But the one thing that caught me off guard was the WAY it has effected others in my family.
The general consensus was ‘ouch’ or ‘shit’ or some other expletives too bad to mention here – but you get the idea. However it was strange from my point of view to sort of accept it as a ‘fait accompli’ when others reacted differently.
One member of my immediate family came rushing to see me, while another has not mentioned it to me at… Continue reading Who Are The Innocent Victims of Prostrate Cancer?