Technical Writing Introduction

Technical Writing: What is it? Technical writing is communication written for and about business and industry, focusing on products and services: how to manufacture them, market them, manage them, deliver them, and use them. Technical writing is written: in the work environment for supervisors, colleagues, subordinates, vendors, and customers

Technical Writing: What is it? Technical writing, which must be understood easily and quickly, includes: memos and e-mail web pages Letters Fliers Reports PowerPoint presentations Instructions brochures and newsletters graphics the job search

Why is technical writing so important? Technical writing is the résumé that helps get a job and the web page that promotes a company. In each case, the technical document must be quantifiable, precise, and easily understood.

How does technical writing compare/contrast to traditional essays?

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Why do I need technical writing?

Let us try it ourselves: Write a poem (or small essay) about an object in this classroom. What kind of words did you use? How did you organize it? Let someone else read it. What did they think? Take the same subject and write a technical memo, complaint, recommendation, or manufacturing specification for it. How is the second writing different? Why? Compare and Contrast the results.