Posted in writing on Jul 18th, 2008
There are three skills that are vital to any kind of technical writing: research, organization, and revision. Research is the ability to find information relevant to the topic. Research can take many forms ranging from print materials at a library to electronic sources found via Internet searches. An often overlooked area of research is self-conducted [...]
This is an example letter from a new technical editor to a group of technical writers.
July 15, 2008
Engineering Team
Technical Writing Journal
123 Fake Street
Boston, Massachusetts 01234
Dear Engineering Team:
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and pass on some of my philosophy regarding technical writing. As you probably already know, I’m the new Technical [...]
Posted in writing on Jul 11th, 2008
One of the most important considerations a writer must keep in mind when preparing to write is the intended audience. For example, the differences between a technical manual written for engineers and a business report for executives are substantial. The writing must take into account the style expected by the audience, the format required by [...]
Posted in linking logs on Jun 14th, 2008
Below you’ll find the interesting tidbits for 2008-06-09 through 2008-06-14:
Why Gen Y Is Going to Change the Web - ReadWriteWebHere’s an interesting look at Gen Y.
Send Your Name to the MoonThis is pretty neat. Sign up and give it a try.
Email Etiquette - The OWL at PurdueBelieve it or not, email etiquette is something that [...]
As technology has advanced the pace of modern society, the modern employee has less time available for any given work task. Susan Meisinger (2004) wrote “it is almost impossible to be productive in today’s business environment without being an effective communicator” (para. 6). A business writer must present messages that are efficiently organized to convey [...]