Thomas Ha Comm1000 (met2) - Audience Purpose Profile.docx

Audience/Purpose Profile Sheet Audience Identity and Needs Primary audience: Mr. Linden, Instructor COMM1000 Secondary audience: None Relationship with audience: Student - Teacher Intended use of document: To describe technical aspects of a typical flashlight Audience's prior knowledge about this topic: High level Additional information needed: Illustrations of each parts of the flashlight, specifications Probable questions: Is it able to assemble the flashlight after disassembly? What is the name of each parts of the flashlight exactly? Audience’s Probable Attitude and Personality Attitude toward the problem: Interested but a little skeptical How solving the problem benefits the audience: happy Probable objections: Does the report match the requirements? Persons most affected by this document: Me, as I will get my mark from this report Temperament: Mr. Linden is patient to read and check every details of the report Probable reaction to the document: Mr. Linden will be surprised at illustrations and detailed description of the flashlight parts

Audience Expectations about the Document Material important to this audience: quite important Potential problems: Mr. Linden expected more specifications and description Length and detail: 5 – 7 pages, 1000 – 1200 words Format and medium: email and hardcopy

Tone: Informative and professional Due date and timing: Draft due 16 Nov 2018, Final due 23 Nov 2018