User:Kyra.bradley

Hi, My name is Kyra, and I am a recent graduate of Fountainhead College of Technology in Knoxville, TN. One of the things that we worked very hard on during our time in our bachelors program was Technical Writing. I found that I enjoyed it very much. Therefore I am working on my Technical Writing skills as much as possible to follow this course and path as closely as possible in the IT world.

Below you will find my exercises for comment:

Exercise 1

Audience Analysis

Wiki Contibutors

 Known:
 * most have a strong sense of global contribution in the case of knowledge
 * have a desire to share knowledge freely
 * have specific areas of knowledge or wisdom
 * may or may not be confident in the truthfulness in what they contribute, but in general believe themselves to be honest and to be helpful. source:
 * might lose sense of contribution if paid for information. source:
 * have come to a terminology of types of contributions: wikignomes, wikifaeies, and wikielves.
 * might also be determined as "adders" (add new information) and "synthesizers" (synthesize and integrate existing information)
 * can be grouped as Individualistic or Collective in their approach

Unknown:
 * economic status
 * employment status
 * age/sex/race/religion/sexual orientation
 * relational standing (i.e. how they are perceived in real life by family, friends, acquaintances)

Targeted audience:

Chris is a middle aged person who has contacts with family and friends. (S)he works, and has a some college. Their job background, hobbies and interests have provided them with a specific and extensive knowledge base in certain areas. They do have a limited amount of knowledge about other interests. As a result they contribute to wikis on subjects that they are certain of, and those that they have knowledge in, but might have to back up with research done on the internet. They believe that they are helping contribute in a global sense to the information that exists. They also believe that what they contribute is true, even when it is not.

Exercise 2

The correct way to make instant coffee:

Because coffee is so varied these days and time is so limited there are a lot of offerings on the grocery store or specialty store shelf. These directions will be for a basic cup of coffee, but will follow with directions for 'tweaking' your coffee to your particular tastes.

Step One: It may not seem to matter in directions, but in the long run, which mug or coffee cup you choose can alter what your coffee will turn out like. First and foremost, know how much fluid your cup will hold. Do you want to add creamer or milk when it is done? Take that into consideration. Fill your cup or mug up to the point that will allow you to still add the milk or cream, if you so choose, and give you room to not spill. Poor off the water into a measuring cup and measure the ounces. This will tell you how much coffee you actually need to make. Mugs, travel mugs and coffee cups can be deceiving, make sure you know how much coffee you actually need to make so that you are not caught short or do not have 1/3 of a cup left behind.

Step Two: Once the cup is measured, measure out your water into a small sauce pan, stove top coffee pot or kettle. Heat your water on high, bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat.

Step Three: Measure out the coffee according the manufacturers directions and add to the water,stirring until all the crystals are dissolved.

Step Four: As you pour your coffee into the mug make sure you avoid dregs or undissolved crystals if there are any, by pouring slowly into your cup.

Step Five: Add you other components (i.e. milk, cream, creamer, shots, sugar, liquors, ice) as you choose to suit your tastes.

You are now ready to enjoy your cup of instant coffee. You may want to experiment with different brands and strengths as you may prefer one type over another and you may prefer yours stronger or weaker than the directions indicate.

Instructions on how to 'tweak' your instant coffee:


 * You can add different forms of 'cream' to your coffee. Anything from whipped cream to skim milk to non-dairy fat free creamers. below you will find listed some of the options for your 'cream':
 * Whipped Cream
 * Heavy Cream
 * Half and Half
 * Fat Free Half and Half
 * Whole Milk
 * 2% Milk
 * Skim Milk
 * Non-dairy Creamer
 * Fat Free Non-dairy Creamer
 * Flavored Non-dairy Creamer
 * Flavored Fat Free Non-dairy Creamer
 * Caffeinated Shot Non-dairy Creamer
 * Appetite Suppressant Non-dairy Creamer
 * Powdered Non-dairy Creamer

As you can see the list is quite extensive. Take a look at what is on the market and choose what fits your taste, pocketbook and health best.


 * As for sweeteners you can also choose from a long list of choices:


 * Sugar
 * Sugar In The Raw
 * Brown Sugar
 * Molasses
 * Honey
 * Sweet-n-Low (saccharine)
 * Equal(aspartame)
 * Splenda
 * Stevia
 * Corn Syrup


 * You can also choose flavorings to add to your cup of coffee, these can alter your coffee to fit your mood, there are also liquors that are quite nice to add to a cup of coffee:


 * Hazelnut
 * Vanilla
 * Cinnamon
 * Chocolate
 * Mint
 * Carmel
 * Raspberry
 * Irish Cream
 * Coconut
 * Amaretto
 * Rum
 * Many of these are available in a sugar free format also.


 * Other ways you can tweak your coffee:


 * Heat your milk before adding it to your coffee.
 * If you use a milk based product try foaming it with either a wire whisk or shaking it ahead of time.
 * Chocolate spoons are a nice touch to a cup of coffee, as are other dipping type cookies and short breads.
 * Purified waters can change the taste of your coffee.
 * You can ice your coffee by adding ice cubes or crushed ice, milk and sugar.