• Analyze the situation
  • Define the purpose
  • Develop an audience profile
• Gather information
  • Determine audience needs
  • Obtain information necessary to satisfy those needs
• Select the right medium
  • Choose best medium for delivering the message
• Organize the information
  • Define the main idea
  • Limit the scope
  • Select direct or indirect approach
  • Outline your content

Once your plan is in place answer the following question:

• Some writers argue that planning messages wastes time because they inevitably change their plans as they go along. How would you respond to this argument

need answer in 500 words. excluding references