Technical Writing for Business and Engineering Professionals
Title Technical Writing for Business and Engineering Professionals Author Akram Najjar Price $6.99 Published January 2017 ISBN 978-1-6423-7160-4 Size 245 pages (70,500 words) Language English
Pragmatic technical writing for practicing writers who need to apply effective methods. This eBook focuses on writing as a process. Writing can consist of a task covering a few days or a team based effort of a few months. Since some writing tasks are large, an appendix is included that covers some aspects of project management that apply to a writing project (other aspects of PM are outside the scope of this eBook).
The eBook commences with considerations related to writing: what is "technical", what are the risks and ethical considerations in writing. It then discusses the 9 activities in a writing process:
Activity 1: Identify and Understand Your Readers Activity 2: Segment Multiple Readers Activity 3: Identify Information Providers and Collect Information Activity 4: Determine the Document’s Sequencing or Flow Modes Activity 5: Develop the Structure of the Document Activity 6: Develop the Content of the Document Activity 7: Develop and Integrate Visual Aids Activity 8: Review, Evaluate and Update the Document Activity 9: Finalize or Create a Camera-ready Document
Having provided the technical writer with a framework, the eBook proceeds by discussing various skills and techniques needed when writing:
How to structure documents, How to develop effective and efficient documents, How to improve your writing skills, How to improve your argumentation and persuasion skills, The uses and misuses of language How to make technology work for you
The eBook is supported by a set of folders that can be downloaded. These consist of workouts, templates, various examples and even original images that are too large to be seen properly in an eBook (which has to be viewed on wide monitors as well 7 inch tablets).
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Table of Contents
A Little Story about Robert Frost Downloading the Supporting Files Introducing Technical Writing Ethical Considerations for Technical Writing Writing Processes and Projects The Writing Process (the 9 Activities in Phase 7 of a Writing Project) Structuring: the Standard Components of a Document Structuring: Developing the Structure of 3 Typical Documents Writing Practices: Make your Writing Effective and Efficient Writing Practices: Develop Clear and Easy to Read Page Layouts Writing Practices: Improve Your Writing Skills Argumentation and Persuasion: their Importance in Writing Argumentation: Avoid Logical or Formal Errors Argumentation: Avoid Poor Practices Persuasion: Make Sure Your Attitude Does not Work against You Argumentation: Guidelines and Good Practices Language: Guidelines and Good Practices Language: Standard Writing Usages Technology: Create an Efficient Writing Environment Technology: Guidelines for Using Word Processing Facilities Technology: Recommended Office Technology Facilities Appendix A: Technical Writing Project Principles Appendix B: Templates for a Writing Project
