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TECHNICAL WRITING 1

TECHNICAL WRITING 1. INTRODUCTION. Introduction. College-educated employees spend a minimum of 20% of their time on the job writing. Introduction. Most college-educated workers rank the ability to write well as critically important to their job performance. Introduction.

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TECHNICAL WRITING 1

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  1. TECHNICAL WRITING 1 GNET 2060

  2. INTRODUCTION GNET 2060

  3. Introduction College-educated employees spend a minimum of 20% of their time on the job writing. GNET 2060

  4. Introduction Most college-educated workers rank the ability to write well as critically important to their job performance. GNET 2060

  5. Introduction Technical writing produces: Proposals… GNET 2060

  6. Introduction Brochures… GNET 2060

  7. Introduction Sales literature… GNET 2060

  8. Introduction Reports to stockholders… GNET 2060

  9. Introduction Company memos… GNET 2060

  10. Introduction Company reports… GNET 2060

  11. Introduction Research reports, and… GNET 2060

  12. Introduction Public relations releases. GNET 2060

  13. Introduction Technical information goes: Superiors Superiors Colleagues Subordinates Subordinates Colleagues GNET 2060

  14. Introduction If documents move in more than one direction, they may have to be drafted in more than one version. Superior You Colleague Subordinate GNET 2060

  15. Introduction People working with technical documents need to learn: • document design, • standards for abbreviation, • uses of tables and graphs. GNET 2060

  16. DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL WRITING GNET 2060

  17. Definition Technical writing is a specialty that requires: a working knowledge of technical subject matter, and… GNET 2060

  18. Definition the arrangement and presentation of information that achieves the writer's purpose. GNET 2060

  19. Definition Technical writing is clear, useful, and persuasive documentation. GNET 2060

  20. DISCOVERY GNET 2060

  21. Discovery Occurs in libraries… GNET 2060

  22. Discovery laboratories, and… GNET 2060

  23. Discovery the workplace. GNET 2060

  24. LOCATING INFORMATION GNET 2060

  25. Locating Information Most people selectively read online technical documents... GNET 2060

  26. Locating Information Readers look for headings that match their needs and interests. GNET 2060

  27. Locating Information Readers stop when a heading or graphic strikes them… GNET 2060

  28. Locating Information Readers seldom read an online document from beginning to end. GNET 2060

  29. Locating Information Page numbers are not useful for online documents unless the document is to be used for an oral presentation. GNET 2060

  30. AUDIENCE ANALYSIS GNET 2060

  31. Audience Analysis What is appropriate for your colleagues… GNET 2060

  32. Audience Analysis …may be inappropriate for the general public. GNET 2060

  33. Audience Analysis Terms are defined when your audience cannot be expected to know them. POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE PTFE TEFLON GNET 2060

  34. Audience Analysis Sentences can be fact filled when the audience is professional. GNET 2060

  35. Audience Analysis However, when your audience does not share your profession, make your verbiage less dense. GNET 2060

  36. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS GNET 2060

  37. Situational Analysis Brings a thought from nowhere to somewhere. GNET 2060

  38. Situational Analysis May take 80 percent or more of the total project time. GNET 2060

  39. RESEARCH GNET 2060

  40. Research Employees record and transmit research via reports. GNET 2060

  41. Research Students present their research through: laboratory reports… GNET 2060

  42. Research tech briefs… GNET 2060

  43. Research monographs, and/or… GNET 2060

  44. Research theses. GNET 2060

  45. EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL WRITING GNET 2060

  46. Examples A computer company prepares instructional manuals to accompany its computers. GNET 2060

  47. Examples An architectural firm prepares progress reports to inform clients of the status of contracted building programs. GNET 2060

  48. Examples A state department makes the public aware of natural resources. GNET 2060

  49. Examples Agricultural extension services prepare and disseminate agricultural information. GNET 2060

  50. Examples Companies use brochures to improve their public image and attract customers. GNET 2060

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