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Technical Writing
- What is it?
- Writing about a particular subject that requires
direction, instruction/explanation to an audience with
varying level of technical knowledge
- Writing that helps users solve
problems with technologies and technical subject matter.
(Jeff Grabill, Georgia State University)
- Writing about a particular subject that requires
direction, instruction/explanation to an audience with
varying level of technical knowledge
- Characteristics
- Has specific audience
- Clear and concise
- Easy to understand
- Accurate
- Has specific audience
- Types
- Instructions and procedures
- Proposals
- Emails, letters, and memoranda
- Press Releases
- Specifications
- Descriptions
- Résumés
- Technical reports
- Instructions and procedures
- Audience
- Experts
- Technicians
- Executives
- Nonspecialists
- Experts
- Purpose
- To inform
- To persuade
- To inform
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