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

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

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

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

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

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

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