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RE: Proposal Writing: Second Person vs. Third Person
Subject:RE: Proposal Writing: Second Person vs. Third Person From:Jim Shaeffer <jims -at- spsi -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 9 Mar 2001 12:02:26 -0500
In defense of Third Person:
One of the most important things in a proposal is a clear statement of who
will do what. Proposals get passed around and read by a lot of _different_
audiences. Each audience is a different YOU.
So saying, "You will deliver the required pages in 30 days." can be
ambiguous while saying, "The document sub-contractor will deliver the
required pages in 30 days." can be clearer.
Don't get me wrong. My manuals and help files are written in the second
person. I'm just saying, third person has its points.
IPCC 01, the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference,
October 24-27, 2001 at historic La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 15. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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