{"id":35,"date":"2022-01-11T17:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T22:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=35"},"modified":"2023-05-24T14:51:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:51:38","slug":"questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-get-started","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/cncplainlanguageanddesign\/chapter\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-get-started\/","title":{"raw":"Questions to ask yourself before you get started","rendered":"Questions to ask yourself before you get started"},"content":{"raw":"<span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>Who is my audience?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What is their literacy level?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is English their first language?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How much do they know about my topic?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"color: #244866\"><strong>Why am I writing this document?<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>to instruct (for 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