Here’s what Brad said: “I decided to use a combination. The summary
statistics that I planned to attach would be organized by category. For
the report itself, I decided to start with a PAR paragraph, followed by
Q&A. I thought it would work well.”
Generate Your Start and End Points
The Hub & Spokes model helps you take what’s in your head and put
it on paper, and it’s an efficient way to begin to draft your communications.
You’ll recall from Chapter Two that you start by putting a summary
of your objective and audience assessment in a center circle. Then,
with the Matrix of Persuasion and organizational structure in mind,
and using vocabulary targeting your readers’ personalities, you write
down whatever comes into your mind.
EXERCISE 30: Use the Hub & Spokes Model
Draw a circle in the center of a sheet of paper and write a summary of
your objective and audience analysis inside. Focus on the key words that
will affect your targeted personality types, the desired level of formality,
your goal to persuade or educate, and the organizational structure
you’ve selected. Once you’re ready to concentrate, draw spokes out from
the center circle and jot notes to yourself.
Take as long as you need, stopping only when you’re out of ideas.
When you’re done, look for your most important point. That’s likely to
be your starting point. Your conclusion will be a summary point.
Your Hub & Spokes model will differ, of course, from Brad’s. And
while you may lack his technical expertise and the details behind his recommendation,
you can still use the Hub & Spokes model to get your
thoughts down on paper.
Were you able to jot down relevant thoughts? What came to your
mind? Take a look at Brad’s Hub & Spokes model (Figure 8.1) and read
his comments. “I was struck by two things,” Brad explained. “First, I
wrote the word ‘diversify’ twice. Second, I found myself in a defensive
position, as if I was going to be attacked for not recommending Jacksonville.
If I came across as defensive during my presentation, I would
weaken my performance, so I decided that I needed to win the committee’s
respect for my analytical process before I explained the results.
Here’s what Brad said: “I decided to use a combination. The summary
statistics that I planned to attach would be organized by category. For
the report itself, I decided to start with a PAR paragraph, followed by
Q&A. I thought it would work well.”
Generate Your Start and End Points
The Hub & Spokes model helps you take what’s in your head and put
it on paper, and it’s an efficient way to begin to draft your communications.
You’ll recall from Chapter Two that you start by putting a summary
of your objective and audience assessment in a center circle. Then,
with the Matrix of Persuasion and organizational structure in mind,
and using vocabulary targeting your readers’ personalities, you write
down whatever comes into your mind.
EXERCISE 30: Use the Hub & Spokes Model
Draw a circle in the center of a sheet of paper and write a summary of
your objective and audience analysis inside. Focus on the key words that
will affect your targeted personality types, the desired level of formality,
your goal to persuade or educate, and the organizational structure
you’ve selected. Once you’re ready to concentrate, draw spokes out from
the center circle and jot notes to yourself.
Take as long as you need, stopping only when you’re out of ideas.
When you’re done, look for your most important point. That’s likely to
be your starting point. Your conclusion will be a summary point.
Your Hub & Spokes model will differ, of course, from Brad’s. And
while you may lack his technical expertise and the details behind his recommendation,
you can still use the Hub & Spokes model to get your
thoughts down on paper.
Were you able to jot down relevant thoughts? What came to your
mind? Take a look at Brad’s Hub & Spokes model (Figure 8.1) and read
his comments. “I was struck by two things,” Brad explained. “First, I
wrote the word ‘diversify’ twice. Second, I found myself in a defensive
position, as if I was going to be attacked for not recommending Jacksonville.
If I came across as defensive during my presentation, I would
weaken my performance, so I decided that I needed to win the committee’s
respect for my analytical process before I explained the results.
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