Planning Memo #2

Audience: The main audience of this draft will be the authors Derek Nelson, Jacob Cole, and
Hussain Alabdulmuhsin, Usability Coordinator Rachel Winterling, and Associate Professor Dr. Gregory
Wickliffe.
Primary Purpose: The purpose of this edit is to improve the clarity and the formatting of the report.
Particular topic/task:
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Read through the style sheet and edit it if necessary.

Read the drafts two times, the first time being a blind reading, and the second time through the
guidance of the style sheet.
Take note of immediate discrepancies in formatting, misspellings, and voice.
Edit the draft of the report

Schedule:
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March 14: Planning Memo and Style Sheet due

March 21: Editing Technical Reports/Articles/Proposals; Project B Marked Draft #1 due
March 28: Editing Technical Reports/Articles/Proposals; Project B Marked Draft #2 due
w/Assessment

Tone/Voice: First, I always ask questions at the margins of the report, usually for clarity or to reestablish something I do not understand. I try to make sure that my edits and my suggestions will detract
the original intent of the report since I do not want to go against the authors wishes and intentions.
However, I will do my best in editing in an assertive and amiable voice, so that the report will be better
and both the authors and the audience will get the most out of its content.