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1. Writers can make their messages more effective by making them purposeful, concise, and audience centered.
2. For a message to be effective, its purpose and its audience must complement each other.

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3. An audience profile should be conducted during the writing step of the three-step process.
4. It is not necessary to gauge an audiences level of understanding to prepare an effective message.

5. Face-to-face communication is the leanest medium identified in the chapter, because it offers the most feedback.

6. If your audience will be displeased with your message, you should use an indirect approach when delivering it.

7. A message delivered in the form of a story tends to be more memorable for an audience.
8. Making an outline before you begin to write adds to the time it takes to create an effective message.
9. Oral communication is always the best form to use when delivering a direct message.
10. A classic story has three basic parts.