News Summary

• Instead of assuming the reader has your exact body of knowledge, minimize your assumptions about the reader.
• When you write a blog post, think about your target reader.
• What do they know?
• Imagine a friend or teammate you know in real life.
• Then, re-read your blog post and whenever you encounter a technical term you’ve never had in mind, list it.
• Comparing your list against the assumptions in my draft is pretty mind-blowing.