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Technical Writing 1ST Lecture

What does technical writing means? Technical writing is a form of technical communication. The primary aim of which is to convey a particular piece of information to a particular reader or group of readers for a particular purpose ALDUWAILE

Technical Writers design, write, and edit documents for engineering, scientific, industrial, and governmental organizations These include technical reports, computer manuals, brochures, proposals, technical specifications, educational and training materials, and marketing or public relations releases. ALDUWAILE

Purpose of technical writing To inform: to provide information without expecting any action on the part of the reader. To instruct: to give information in the form of directions, instructions, procedures, so that readers will be able to do something. To propose: to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) or to suggest a plan of action for a specific problem. ALDUWAILE

To recommend: to suggest an action or series of actions based on alternative possibilities that have been evaluated. To persuade: to convince readers to take action, to change their attitudes or behaviors based on valid opinions and evidence. ALDUWAILE

That’s ALL ALDUWAILE

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