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Tips for Researchers

Overcoming the challenges of accessibility and brevity is vital for institutions publishing research. Use the following suggestions to make the impact of your research stronger.

• Make the presentation of your research as user-friendly as possible with clearly marked sections and sidebars with additional information.
• Define important terms and provide examples.
• Anticipate readers’ questions and answer them in the publication.
• Use graphs or charts to illustrate your findings.
• Break information into short paragraphs or lists.
• Use different colors and sizes of fonts.
• Include footnotes and references with further information for readers.
• Note who prepared the research, for whom it was prepared, and contact information for each.
• For examples, consult MPPI’s Spotlight Series and the Michigan Association for Evaluators (MAE).