Making the Transition from Comp to Tech Comm A Presentation at Arizona State University Mike Markel Director of Technical Communication Boise State University February 24, 20091Presentation to ASU

Tech comm is just another form of composition... February 24, 20092Presentation to ASU comp tech comm rhetoric

... with some different applications February 24, 20093Presentation to ASU comp tech comm rhetoric job-app materials instructions manuals proposals reports oral presentations

Tech-comm students are motivated... February 24, 20094Presentation to ASU... to do well in school

Tech-comm students are motivated... February 24, 20095Presentation to ASU... to do well on the job

Tech-comm students are motivated... February 24, 20096Presentation to ASU... to acquire nice things

Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks February 24, 20097Presentation to ASU PlanningDraftingRevisingEditingProofreading

Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks (cont’d) SubjectPurposeAudience February 24, 20098Presentation to ASU

Tech-comm is built with familiar bricks (cont’d) DataWarrantConclusion February 24, 20099Presentation to ASU

But tech-comm probably uses more technology February 24, Presentation to ASU

And tech-comm always culminates in a product February 24, Presentation to ASU

You already know what you need to know to teach it well February 24, Presentation to ASU

Questions? February 24, Presentation to ASU

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