1. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 1 of 7 Four Approaches to Drafting  Combining inventing, drafting, and revising  Separating inventing, drafting, and revising  Combining inventing and drafting  Combining drafting and revising +++ + R I I R D I R D R D ID Less Efficient (Shorter Documents) More Efficient (Longer Documents)

2. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 2 of 7 Example of Annotations

3. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 3 of 7 Example of AutoCorrect

4. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 4 of 7 Critic and Creator in Writing

5. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 5 of 7 Eight Causes of Writer’s Block  Blocks related to planning  Blocks related to environmental factors  Blocks related to topics  Blocks related to words  Blocks related to form  Blocks related to audience  Blocks related to expectations  Blocks related to crises

6. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 6 of 7 Attaining a Flow State ( H i g h )  0 (Low) Anxiety Boredom F l o w C h a n n e l (High)  0 ( L o w ) Skills C h a l l e n g e s

7. Whitmore/Stevenson: Strategies for Engineering Communication 7 of 7 Issues of Health and Safety  Repetitive strain injuries to wrists and hands  Injuries to neck and spine related to posture  Eye strain caused by monitor and lighting  Stress from the environment