I appreciated the exercises because they helped me immediately practice and enforce the ASD-STE rules. Moving forward, I will be able to utilize the ASD-STE rules more effectively to write better documents. comply, and the differences between notes, cautions, and warnings.
I have a much better understanding of how to format lists with colons, when to use obey vs. The presentation on rules clarified a lot of things of which I was unaware. Finally, the verb “show” is extremely helpful when I write about background processes and how things work in general. The verb “make sure” is extremely helpful in cautions and warnings, also in some procedural steps. The verb Attach is a great utility verb because common alternatives like “mount” are not approved. The verb Apply has multiple use cases for our documents. My favorite STE verbs are Apply, Attach, Make Sure, and Show. It is the main rule that unifies writers with one voice. It makes consistency, clarity, and comprehension ubiquitous across all documents regardless of who writes them.
My favorite writing rule is Rule 1.3 (Use approved words only with their approved meanings.) This rule is the heart of STE. I now have a better understanding of what ASD-STE is and how our company should be using it. The introduction provided a well-rounded history of ASD-STE, the types of industries that use it, and how they use it.