My audience for this "letter" will be future students of SUNY Potsdam. I am particularly interested in gearing this project towards writing majors of all kinds. My presumption in creating this letter is that students of composition may overlook the similarities between writing for a digital format and more traditional kinds of writing.
My aim is to encourage students to consider the way in which they communicate digitally: to consider audience, "voice," style, and presentation, just as they would for other kinds of composition. Additionally, I would like to emphasize the new possibilities that digital writing brings to writers, both professionally and creatively.
I think it is appropriate to present this information in a way that demonstrates my point; an online presentation will enable me to illustrate the various uses of online writing.
I don't think there is a specific medium that would be expected in this situation. I intend to use a powerpoint presentation because it is something that I am familiar with, and that will enable me to keep everything simple and clean. I plan to use powerpoint to house screenshots, links, images, text, and (possibly) video in a manageable format.
I'm still working out my points and arguments, but I think a basic discussion of the uses for online writing, and a continuing discussion/presentation of each of these, will be a logical progression.
I intend to use mostly visual evidence. I'll seek out a variety of websites targeting a variety of audiences, and use these to illustrate my points. There will be text, but I would like to keep it to a minimum.
I'll strive for conciseness in my communication, and I'll probably opt for a fairly conversational tone.
I think poor grammar, spelling, and mechanics undermines credibility in most communication situations. I'll be very conscious of this as I present my information.
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