RE: Retaining author's voice, was How to Use English PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow

Subject: RE: Retaining author's voice, was How to Use English PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow
From: "Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>
To: "'Dori Green'" <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com>, "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:52:09 -0700

I like what you say about voice, but "118 wpm"? I'm impressed.

Lauren


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> PunctuationCorrectly - wikiHow
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> If I have one particular and unusual writing talent, it's my
> ability to convey "voice" in transcribed material. I worked
> for many years as a professional transcriptionist; I type
> quickly and punctuate accurately at 118 wpm. It was good
> training for tech writing and it still comes in handy when
> I'm working with a "brain dump" SME.
>
> I think it's the accurate punctuation that captures the
> rhythms and inflections that are commonly missing from
> written words. On one job, transcription of taped union
> negotiations where the recorder was allowed but I was not,
> the speakers usually forgot the important instruction to
> identify themselves when they spoke. In almost all cases
> readers were able to deduce the identity of the speaker
> because I was able to capture their inflection and tone
> through the transcript.
>
> The next time anybody's technical writing seems too dry or
> flavorless, look at the punctuation. Speak the words aloud,
> say the same thing in a conversational tone, and adjust the
> punctuation accordingly. The new version will have a "voice".
>
> Dori Green
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