Welcome to the Dexter Zone!
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Introduction:
There is an exclamation point up ahead! A smiley just around the corner! The RSS feed is about to drop on you….
You have found the Dexter Zone!
I am grateful that you have read more than just an initial glance on my blog. The three second rule applies in written communication just as it does in interviews. Do my shoes look polished and tied? Have I combed my hair? Are all my limbs attached? Have I established enough credibility so you will read further? Am I writing in way that appeals to not only different age groups, but different social value groups? Yes. Be yourself, but do we strive enough to gain an open ear to possibilities?
The question to myself:
Why be here?
I have been reluctant for so long to jump into the blogger community, partially because of infoglut. Will I add value to the blogger world? Will I waste your time scanning this text? One of my favorite authors, Robert A. Heinlein http://www.heinleincentennial.com/ always impressed me in the fact that he would be very thorough in his research, yet still frequently commented on his writing competing with the consumer’s beer money. I appreciate that healthy attitude of keeping your personal writing in perspective of the larger reality.
So I hope that I am worth your “beer” money, but in this case it is the precious commodity of your time.
The route traveled:
My personal experiences in writing center on several areas. I hope to discuss more about these past experiences and integrate them with what I come across along with my current projects.
I have written quite a bit over the years to different people on a number of subjects. Some of which has fascinated those lucky recipients, yet it really didn’t dawn on me until recently that anyone else would really be interested in additional ramblings out on the web. Certainly I have written on a number of technical issues, procedures, approaches on tasks etc, but much was within the scope of the corporate world. So many of these writings became buried in instructional manuals, technical notes or other knowledge based products that you purchase. I have taken great pleasure in adding to the pool of knowledge in that format,
Life experience:
The written word has been with us for thousands of years. You would think that the subject of writing styles and communication has been completely covered. I agree with you that there is just a huge library of experiences by people who have discussed writing. Parts of speech, sentence construction, concepts and design are part of most standardized public education institutions around the world. Authors continue to churn out additional books on the subject. So we should all be perfect letter writers, documentation experts and memo wizards… Right?
Well you have seen enough bad examples to cry about! How about a tiny little advertisement in the paper that caught you off guard?
Onto the Text Stream highway I roll! :
So will I create some of the same types of mistakes that I whine about? No doubt! I suppose enough random dissection of this prose by you readers will make me blush as well! Certainly we all make mistakes in writing style and form. But what was the overall experience? Worth your time?
So until we come to the point that you can’t remember a badly written article, document, or advertisement…. I think we have plenty to share! Certainly the market on books on how to write has not dried up!
The question is always how much theory versus practice? How much is it worth seeking writing perfection versus “getting the copy out of the door”?
So what will you get from this Blog?
The awful Question or statement So What? So What! With the exclamation!
I ask this question of myself as I compose this first blog.
So it dawned on me that I do have some personal experience to share in the blogger world. The responsibilities of writing to the large audience have always been on my mind.
Those of you who have composed messages, announcements or instructions know how much potential work it can be to compose such documentation.
Those who have not had that writing experience can certainly share and better yet comment on the positive experiences generated by large scale announcements that were written concisely and clearly. We take such writing for granted. It is a shame since so often clearly written communication gives you a fantastic gift to all of us that is very valuable… Time. ( Yes it’s a sentence fragment!)
We tend to remember those documents which we are forced to read, digest and take action, but were extremely confusing/conflicting. Ah the feeling of frustration in time of a hastily written document! So much of that writing does exist. So easy to dismiss if taking no action is rewarded, but what if you are ordered to HOP and the instructions don’t make sense? You know so many of these documents exist. So often there is very little evaluation/feedback on documentation on how they are efficient in resolving an issue or on the flipside how much time they waste by generating unnecessary work. Let alone having the author or originator of such documents face the music. So much pressure to go on and “get on with it” pushes so much of this material supposedly in rearview mirror of your text reader, but what if you round the corner and find that you bump up again to the same document?
I am grateful to see that over time, certain processes are being added that encourage feedback on documentation. Still so often such mechanisms are in place to document when the damage has been done, not to correct the issue.
A document targeted to one reader has impact. Documents that are shared with many people have the potential to create great cumulative change.
Electronic communication systems have had an amazing impact on our lives. So many of its positive aspects also create a potential of mediocrity.
So much communication expands from the original written word, let alone the composed thought that is shared from a web cam. Still am I worth your time?
The End Result:
I hope that in some small way that you will either a perspective, technique or idea, let alone a bit of amusement in relation to your writing. I succeed if at least you have asked any question of yourself in terms of what you are about to send to those lucky “personal” and “impersonal” readers…. Is it worth their “beer” time and money as well?
Do you dare enter into the Dexter Zone?
All the best!
Until the next post!
Dexter
Introduction:
There is an exclamation point up ahead! A smiley just around the corner! The RSS feed is about to drop on you….
You have found the Dexter Zone!
I am grateful that you have read more than just an initial glance on my blog. The three second rule applies in written communication just as it does in interviews. Do my shoes look polished and tied? Have I combed my hair? Are all my limbs attached? Have I established enough credibility so you will read further? Am I writing in way that appeals to not only different age groups, but different social value groups? Yes. Be yourself, but do we strive enough to gain an open ear to possibilities?
The question to myself:
Why be here?
I have been reluctant for so long to jump into the blogger community, partially because of infoglut. Will I add value to the blogger world? Will I waste your time scanning this text? One of my favorite authors, Robert A. Heinlein http://www.heinleincentennial.com/ always impressed me in the fact that he would be very thorough in his research, yet still frequently commented on his writing competing with the consumer’s beer money. I appreciate that healthy attitude of keeping your personal writing in perspective of the larger reality.
So I hope that I am worth your “beer” money, but in this case it is the precious commodity of your time.
The route traveled:
My personal experiences in writing center on several areas. I hope to discuss more about these past experiences and integrate them with what I come across along with my current projects.
I have written quite a bit over the years to different people on a number of subjects. Some of which has fascinated those lucky recipients, yet it really didn’t dawn on me until recently that anyone else would really be interested in additional ramblings out on the web. Certainly I have written on a number of technical issues, procedures, approaches on tasks etc, but much was within the scope of the corporate world. So many of these writings became buried in instructional manuals, technical notes or other knowledge based products that you purchase. I have taken great pleasure in adding to the pool of knowledge in that format,
Life experience:
The written word has been with us for thousands of years. You would think that the subject of writing styles and communication has been completely covered. I agree with you that there is just a huge library of experiences by people who have discussed writing. Parts of speech, sentence construction, concepts and design are part of most standardized public education institutions around the world. Authors continue to churn out additional books on the subject. So we should all be perfect letter writers, documentation experts and memo wizards… Right?
Well you have seen enough bad examples to cry about! How about a tiny little advertisement in the paper that caught you off guard?
Onto the Text Stream highway I roll! :
So will I create some of the same types of mistakes that I whine about? No doubt! I suppose enough random dissection of this prose by you readers will make me blush as well! Certainly we all make mistakes in writing style and form. But what was the overall experience? Worth your time?
So until we come to the point that you can’t remember a badly written article, document, or advertisement…. I think we have plenty to share! Certainly the market on books on how to write has not dried up!
The question is always how much theory versus practice? How much is it worth seeking writing perfection versus “getting the copy out of the door”?
So what will you get from this Blog?
The awful Question or statement So What? So What! With the exclamation!
I ask this question of myself as I compose this first blog.
So it dawned on me that I do have some personal experience to share in the blogger world. The responsibilities of writing to the large audience have always been on my mind.
Those of you who have composed messages, announcements or instructions know how much potential work it can be to compose such documentation.
Those who have not had that writing experience can certainly share and better yet comment on the positive experiences generated by large scale announcements that were written concisely and clearly. We take such writing for granted. It is a shame since so often clearly written communication gives you a fantastic gift to all of us that is very valuable… Time. ( Yes it’s a sentence fragment!)
We tend to remember those documents which we are forced to read, digest and take action, but were extremely confusing/conflicting. Ah the feeling of frustration in time of a hastily written document! So much of that writing does exist. So easy to dismiss if taking no action is rewarded, but what if you are ordered to HOP and the instructions don’t make sense? You know so many of these documents exist. So often there is very little evaluation/feedback on documentation on how they are efficient in resolving an issue or on the flipside how much time they waste by generating unnecessary work. Let alone having the author or originator of such documents face the music. So much pressure to go on and “get on with it” pushes so much of this material supposedly in rearview mirror of your text reader, but what if you round the corner and find that you bump up again to the same document?
I am grateful to see that over time, certain processes are being added that encourage feedback on documentation. Still so often such mechanisms are in place to document when the damage has been done, not to correct the issue.
A document targeted to one reader has impact. Documents that are shared with many people have the potential to create great cumulative change.
Electronic communication systems have had an amazing impact on our lives. So many of its positive aspects also create a potential of mediocrity.
So much communication expands from the original written word, let alone the composed thought that is shared from a web cam. Still am I worth your time?
The End Result:
I hope that in some small way that you will either a perspective, technique or idea, let alone a bit of amusement in relation to your writing. I succeed if at least you have asked any question of yourself in terms of what you are about to send to those lucky “personal” and “impersonal” readers…. Is it worth their “beer” time and money as well?
Do you dare enter into the Dexter Zone?
All the best!
Until the next post!
Dexter
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/divin/blogshare/Questionwriting/adios/ ]
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