Episode 44: Writing for different audiences - experts vs beginners




A Little Bird Told Me Freelance Writing Podcast show

Summary: There are so many things to consider when writing an article, press release or report, and keeping the audience in mind is incredibly important. One factor that should inform how you write is degree of expertise that your readers will have, and in this episode Philippa and Lorrie look at the different issues to consider when writing for beginners, lay people, novices or experts including the language, structure and format of the piece.  Show Notes Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing Creative people say NO! 30 easy ways to organize your work space IKEA Hackers Lonely Goatherd lyrics 12 Old Words that Survived by Getting Fossilized in Idioms There are several ways to make sure that you don't miss out on A Little Bird Told Me. Subscribe via RSS Subscribe via iTunes Find us on Stitcher Smart Radio And finally, please 'like' us on Facebook to be the first to hear our news and to talk with us about what you hear on the podcast! To find Lorrie and Philippa on the web, follow these links: Websites Philippa Willitts's freelance writing website Lorrie Hartshorn's freelance writing website Philippa Willitts's Social Media Writer website   Twitter Philippa: @PhilippaWrites Lorrie: @ThatWordyBird Facebook: Lorrie on Facebook Philippa's main freelance writing Facebook page Philippa's Social Media Writer Facebook page LinkedIn: Lorrie Hartshorn Philippa Willitts Google+ Philippa Willitts Pinterest Philippa Willitts Birdsong   Courtesy of http://www.freesound.org, thanks to: Justkiddink, Dobroide, Acclivity, Percy-duke, Ingsey101, 3bagbrew, Inchadney, Sean Townsend, Soundbytez, Urupin, reinsamba, 28-yuen-po, Tomlija. For artwork snippets, thanks goes to James Nash and Amir Rowaichi, for also Creative Commons Licensing their bird illustrations. Pippa’s good at putting things together, but can’t draw.