When Speaking to Washington, Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth, and Do So Intelligibly
作者:
IrwinD.J. Bross,
期刊:
The American Statistician
(Taylor Available online 1980)
卷期:
Volume 34,
issue 1
页码: 34-38
ISSN:0003-1305
年代: 1980
DOI:10.1080/00031305.1980.10482708
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Technical communication;Plain speaking;Statistical testimony
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Ten guidelines in the form of “commandments” are offered to scientists and statisticians who testify before government bodies such as congressional committees, regulatory agencies, or judicial panels. These guidelines are illustrated by examples of testimony by the author and others. Efforts to communicate highly technical material to nontechnical audiences are often frustrated by communication breakdowns. These difficulties can be avoided by making simple statements in plain English, but this isn't so easy as it sounds. The commandments suggest that preparation and hard work are needed to avoid the mistakes that are commonly made in testimony.
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