# Audience content preference survey

Plan useful content around readers' unresolved questions.

If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.

## 1. Which topic are you trying to understand now?

Answer: ____________________

## 2. What format helps you apply new information?

Answer: ____________________

## 3. Which explanation have you searched for but not found?

Answer: ____________________

## 4. Which explanation would you like to see as a worked example?

Answer: ____________________

## 5. What would make the content easier to use in your own work?

Answer: ____________________

## Author notes / illustrative keys where applicable

1. Identify the question readers currently need to resolve so editorial choices address a real task. A broad topic interest may not specify usable content.
2. Choose a format that supports applying the information, such as a worked example or reference sheet. Confirm the task before treating format preference as sufficient direction.
3. Locate an unanswered explanation that readers have actively sought. Investigate its scope before increasing content volume or producing another introduction to an already covered topic.
4. Find a concept whose application remains hard to picture, then build an accurate worked case around it. Label illustrative data instead of presenting invented results as evidence.
5. Identify what readers need to adapt the content to their own setting. Supply relevant assumptions or practical steps without promising that the advice fits every situation.

Interpretation caution: Format preference alone does not establish the substance a reader needs.


## Illustrative finding and follow-up

Observation: Example readers request practical application rather than another introductory overview.

Action to test: Build an example around the unanswered task instead of increasing posting frequency.

Follow-up: After testing the action, revisit this original observation: Example readers request practical application rather than another introductory overview. Repeat the relevant experience prompts with people who encountered the change. Compare specific explanations and sample differences; do not claim causation from the before-and-after responses.