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Subject:Re: The 5 "C's"? From:Kristen Beer <kris -dot- beer -at- ARKONA -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:10:22 -0700
Robin,
The 5 Cs for Effective Communication that I adhere to, have taught for
years at all levels from high school English through MBA Managerial
Writing, and include in our corporate style guide are
1. Clear
2. Complete
3. Correct
4. Concise
5. Courteous
IMO, these seem more directly related to Documentation and technical
writing that those from your boss whose 5 Cs perhaps don't apply to
writing itself but to writers and how they do their job.
Regards,
Kris
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Kris Beer
Mgr Technical Communications
kris -dot- beer -at- arkona -dot- com
Arkona, Inc. http://www.arkona.com
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