The Basics of Organizing For Data Science: Why The Bullet Point
This is the fifth in a series on The Basics of Organizing For Data Science.
In this series:
- Why Agendas;
- Why Prepare For A Meeting;
- Why Document A Meeting;
- Why The [ACTION REQUIRED] email tag;
- Why The Bullet Point.
Why The Bullet Point
- Because they’re readable;
- Because they’re short;
- Because readable and short things are more likely to be read.
What Is The Bullet Point
- <—- This right here;
- It’s sometimes it’s used as an item in an unordered list of items;
- The line has blurred between the ordered list and the unordered list.
Where To Use The Bullet Point
- In powerpoint presentations;
- In email;
- In blog posts about bullet points.
When To Use The Bullet Point
- When you want somebody to read something;
- If you don’t want somebody to read something, try the paragraph.
Who To Use The Bullet Point On
- General audiences;
- Blog readers;
- Data Scientists.
How To Use The Bullet Point
- Be brief;
- Be brilliant;
- Be gone.
Conclusion
- We’ve been trained to read very small snippets of text;
- This challenges the technical communicator;
- If you can force an idea into a bullet,
- And can keep it short;
- People will read it.