Five Reader-Centered Research Methods

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Five Reader-Centered Research Methods Paul V. Anderson’s Technical Communication, 6th ed.

Exploring Your Own Memory and Creativity Brainstorming. Freewriting. Drawing a picture of your topic. Creating and studying a table or graph of your data.

Searching the Internet Two types of tools can assist you in your Internet search: Search engines. Internet directories.

Using the Library Library resources fall into two broad categories: Reference librarians. Library catalogs.

Interviewing At work, your best source of information will often be another person. Preparing for an interview Conducting the interview Concluding the interview

Conducting a Survey Surveys support practical decision-making. Writing the questions Contacting respondents Selecting Your respondents Interpreting Survey Results Reporting Survey Results

Read more about these research methods in “Writer’s Reference Guide: Five Reader-Centered Research Methods” in Technical Communication.