week four introduction to online writing
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Writing For The Web
Wayne MacPhail
Week Four
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Overview• A History Lesson
• Inverted Pyramid Revisited
• Online Voice
• MicroContent
• What Eye Scans Teach Us
• Writing for Navigation
• Writing Links
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A History LessonOr, why you should
never draw a pig in clay.
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From Oral to Written
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Token Gestures
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Early Egyptian Writing
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Early Media
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Synoptic Gospels
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Synoptic Gospels
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Editoral Comment
Time to crack open a beer.
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Says me.
Says him.
Says him.Says him.
Says him.
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Illustrated Manuscripts
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This will kill thatThe archdeacon gazed at the gigantic edifice
for some time in silence, then extending his right hand, with a sigh, towards the
printed book which lay open on the table, and his left towards Notre-Dame,
and turning a sad glance from the book to the church,--
"Alas," he said, "this will kill that."
Notre-Dame de ParisVictor Hugo
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Inverted PyramidMost Important
Least Important
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Write Tight
Say what you want to say.Cut it in half.
Cut it in half again.
Write it.Cut it in half, twice.
Write. Cut. Twice.
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Passive vs. Active
There were a great number of deadleaves lying on the ground.
Passive
Dead leaves covered the ground.Active
Passive
She soon repented her words.Active
It was not very long before shewas very sorry that she had saidwhat she had.
Passive
The cock’s crow came at dawn.Active
At dawn the crowing of a roostercould be heard.
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Banish Happy Talk
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NewMessage BoardsTipsCatalogues
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Microcontent
• Heads
• Subheads
• Marginalia
• Grabber Quotes
• Captions
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Structure
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Writing Microcontent
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Heads and Blurbs
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Eye Scan Reality
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Attention Grid
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Word Scans
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Eye Scan
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Key Eye Scan Findings
• Upper left of page gets most attention
• Dominant headlines get first attention
• Underlined heads discourage subhead reading
• Lefthand words in subheads read most
• Shorter paragraphs preferred
• Larger pictures preferred
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Writing for Navigation
• Consider each button a door sign
• Use the words your users use
• Be consistent page to page
• Don’t make your users go on a treasure hunt
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Buttons Like Door Signs
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Use words your users use
Learn more about assistive devices
Find out about our articulation agreements
What accomodations can you expect?
Free devices that can help you succeed.
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How should the college be helping you?
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Be consistentWin all your textbooks
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Win all your textbooks
Win all your textbooks
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No Treasure Hunts
Main MenuDocumentsResourcesKey Papers
BackgroundersNeed to Know
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Find the Free Player
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What’s the Diff?
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Writing Links
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