1. Drafting Paragraphs, Sections, and Chapters
Paul V. Anderson’s Technical Communication, 6th ed.

2. Begin by announcing your topic.

3. Present your generalizations
before your details.

4. Move from most important
to least important.

5. Consult conventional strategies when having difficulties organizing.

6. Global Guideline: Consider your readers’ cultural background when organizing.

7. Reveal your communication’s organization.

8. Smooth the flow of thought from sentence to sentence.

9. Examine the human consequences of what you’re drafting.
Ethics Guideline:
Examine the human consequences
of what you’re drafting.

10. Read more about drafting segments in Chapter 7 of Technical Communication.