Make notes - Step 1 – Identify readers & Purpose

7 Steps to Better Writing - Charles Maxwell 2020

Make notes
Step 1 – Identify readers & Purpose

It helps to list your readers and jot down their needs and concerns. Putting information down on paper or up on a computer screen improves thinking. As your audience and their needs come into better view, summarize your message in a few words.

Your notes need not be lengthy, but they need to be written so you can refer to them later.