Re: What do you call your examples?

["Will Husa" <will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com>]

Hi Sarah,

When it comes to using names, I've grown tired of using John Doe and Mary
Smith. I want to use real names. Real sounding names connect with the
audience. I had a client with an international audience who wanted me to use
John Doe and Mary Smith. I threw out names to the oversight committee that
had an international flare like "Garibaldi, Ivanova, and Sheridan." The
committee accepted those names probably because they did not know the TV
show that the names came from.

Be seeing you,

Will
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From: "Sarah Bouchier" <Sarah -dot- Bouchier -at- exony -dot- com>
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Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:44 AM
Subject: What do you call your examples?


> I can't be the only person with this problem.  I have a tutorial all
> planned out in my head, and then sit and stare at a blank page for ten
> minutes because I don't know what to name the examples.  Example users
> are easy enough (Though JohnSmith1 and JohnSmith2 may be pushing it
> slightly) but with company names I'm always worried in case I use the
> name of a /real/ company.
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> What does everyone else do?
>
> Sarah Bouchier
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> exony
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