ABSTRACT
The Transmitter performs the physical act of changing the symbols into the graphic signals that appear on the pages of the writing. The writer is the primary instigator of all noise. He alone is responsible for any semantic noise that creeps into his writing, because he is the one who generates it. The Transmitter transforms the message into signals and transfers the signals to a distribution medium. A primary need of any reader of technical material is to be able to follow the subject matter without being distracted or annoyed by the method the author uses to develop it. Yet some authors handle their papers as though they were writing a mystery story. Nor is the trouble limited to their coverage and organization of a subject. They frequently cause even more damage with the way they express themselves. Presumably no writer wants to insult his reader, intentionally or unintentionally.
