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Re: "HOW TECH COMMUNICATION RUINED ME AS A LETTER WRITER"
Subject:Re: "HOW TECH COMMUNICATION RUINED ME AS A LETTER WRITER" From:Daniel Friedman <daniel -dot- friedman42 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com> Date:Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:46:53 -0400
Delivering the right content in the right format to the right people at the
right time means that if a letter to your gran includes bullet points,
you're doing it wrong.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com> wrote:
> Not me... I know my audience well enough to use a personal voice for
> letters rather than a technical writer voice.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike
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> On 3/30/2015 10:02 AM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
>
>> http://worditory.com/2014/07/16/how-tech-communication-
>> ruined-me-as-a-letter-writer/
>>
>>
>> I tend to agree. Thoughts?
>>
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