What is T.A.P.S.?
Topic Audience Purpose Style
We we write or give presentations, we need to think about our TAPS!
Questions you can ask yourself about TAPS:
- Topic: What is my topic? How detailed or broad is it?
- Audience: How much knowledge does my audience have about my topic?
- Purpose: What is the purpose of my writing / presentation? What is the main message that I want to deliver to the audience? How can I achieve that?
- Style: What style (or format) am I going to use for my writing / presentation (e.g. MLA or APA citations, PowerPoint, Poster, Performance)?
With a partner, identify TAPS for the following writing / presentation genres:
- Newspaper article
- Ted Talk
- Email to a boss
- Email to a colleague
- Academic Article