“Effective Communication in a Healthcare Environment: Understanding and Engaging with Different Audience Types”

This week’s reading identified four main types of audiences that technical writers often need to address: Experts Technicians Executives Nonspecialists For this discussion, review the characteristics of each audience type. Next, let’s examine these audience-types in the context of a professional healthcare environment. Who are the experts, technicians, executives, and Non specialists that nurses most frequently communicate with? Come up with 1-2 examples for each type of audience. Which of these audience types do you think is easiest to communicate with as a nurse? Why? Which audience type seems most difficult to communicate with? Why? Finally, share one tip or strategy for effective communication with one of these audience-types.