Production Report

This blog post is essentially a continuation of the previous one. However, we will be analyzing a different section of the raw draft of my project.

A.   Outline Item: Scientific reports follow follow a strict structure

·      (Audio of Dr. Pagel interview) Scientific articles (that he publishes) follow a strict format (intro, abstract, methods, results, discussion/conclusion)

a.     Evidence #1  

·      This article is a perfect example of the formulaic style of a scientific report. The article begins with an abstract, then proceeds to an introduction, and then to the rest of the items mentioned above.

·      It is important because it proves the claim that scientific reports follow a strict structure. It also provides insight as to how these reports are written. They are published on professional and academic websites (PMC in this case) and have credible authors (they are all professors or researchers in BME or a related field). The purpose of this article is truly just to inform individuals of the subject matter by stating the information. The audience is very restricted to just individuals who have experience in the field.

·      The article also uses a bunch of diagrams and graphs to aid in the discussion of the topic. This is another primary difference between a scientific report and other similar genres.

·      This article uses logos (graphs) as the primary rhetorical strategy. It also uses ethos (the highly-educated authors and place of publication).

b.     Evidence #2

·      This is another publication in which it follows the traditional style of formatting (abstract, intro, methods, etc.). This article is similar in its purpose to the previous piece of evidence. It uses graphs as its main aid and images as a supplemental aid.

·      The purpose of this scientific report is again to inform. The audience and context are similar to the ones discussed earlier.

·      The publication does not differ in its use of rhetorical strategies from the previous publication. It uses the same type of scientific and structured syntax.

·      This article provides more evidence and insight as to how a traditional scientific report is written.

B.    Adaptation of Outline 1 and 2

1.     This section of the podcast presents the first idea. In this case, the first idea is the first genre. This section begins by giving a general overview of the topic (just as podcasts do).

There is a quiet section of the podcast (in the beginning) where Dr. Pagel’s discussion on scientific essays will be inserted. This follows the conventions of a traditional podcast in which an interview is preformed. The section also uses colloquial language to establish a friendly tone. I also used “conversational” syntax in order to make the podcast seem more natural and less formulaic (as traditional podcasts are). I also referenced the evidences directly in order to paint the audience a better picture of what the article consisted of.

I also made reference to the outline quite a few times in order to keep myself on topic. This made it easier for me to think of what I had to say next.

2.     The production of this section of the podcast was more complicated than the introduction was. This is because there was so much content. The two main difficulties I had with this section were the sentence flow and repetition. As for sentence/word flow, it was sometimes difficult to say exactly what I was thinking because I was on the spot. This made some of the sentences jumbled and not coherent.

The other issue I had was repetition. I repeated myself quite a few times because I could not remember what I had said just a moment ago. I believe I was successful in following the traditional tone/style of a podcast.