Personas in Technical Writing and What They Represent

Your first writing assignment will be to write three personas. This discussion topic is designed to help you become familiar with what a persona is and what its role is in technical writing.

Please access the following url and listen to the podcast, "Dr. Kirk St. Amant and Dr. Guiseppe Getto on User Personas and Intercultural Communication."

10-Minute Tech Comm - Dr. Kirk St. Amant and Dr. Guiseppe Getto on User Personas and Intercultural Communication on Stitcher

1.What is a persona? What do personas represent?

2.How does a writer make a persona that is accurate, useful, and representative and that does not simply stereotype a population?

3.What is the difference between audience and persona?

4.Why is user behavior important for personas?

Please read below link

https://openoregon(dot)pressbooks(dot)pub/technicalwriting/chapter/x-2-concept-1-know-your-audience/

https://www(dot)screencast(dot)com/t/jMbDpyCkkS7B

https://techwhirl(dot)com/personas-and-the-five-ws-developing-content-that-meets-reader-needs-pt-2/

https://techwhirl(dot)com/personas-and-the-five-ws-developing-content-that-meets-reader-needs-pt-1/

https://www(dot)stitcher(dot)com/show/10minute-tech-comm/episode/dr-kirk-st-amant-and-dr-guiseppe-getto-on-user-personas-and-intercultural-communication-40492525

https://www(dot)instructionalsolutions(dot)com/blog/technical-writing-tips