1. Purpose of:
Technical Writing

2. Technical writers work in
Government
Business
Medicine
Science
Engineering
Technology
Firefighting
Automotive

3. English: Technical Writing
Law Enforcement
Education
English: Technical Writing
Social Services

4. Technical Writing Is:
Done in the workplace to convey easy access to information.
Information needs to be specific with clearly identified headings and sub markers.
Information must be clearly stated. There is no time to interpret meaning.
Words, Phrases, and Sentence Structure must be straightforward and uncomplicated.

5. Academic Vs Technical
Focus on three areas:
Purpose
Format
Language

6. Purpose Academic Writing Examples: Technical Writing Examples:
Entertain
Persuade
Inform
Examples:
Poetry
Story
Narrative
Book
Article
Technical Writing
Inform
Persuade
Research
Examples:
Resume
Report
Memo
Webpage
Brochure

7. Format Academic Technical Paragraphs Topic Sentences Imagery/Pictures
Literary Devices
Technical
Headings
Subheadings
Markers
Bullets
Bold Type
Graphs
Tables
Pictures
Drawings

8. Language Academic Words Sentence Structure Technical Words
Elaborate
Transitions
Multiple Meaning
Sentence Structure
Complex
Embellishment
Synonyms
Passive Voice
Technical
Words
Active Vocabulary
Plain
Easily Understood
Objective
Neutral
Avoid pronouns
Sentence Structure
Uncomplicated
Repetition
Active Voice

9. More: In technical writing you are the expert.
Technical writing is visually appealing and very structured.

10. Examples Casual Objective Persuasive Enthusiastic Serious
TEchnical
Academic
The sun set in the west.
Tone
Casual
Objective
Persuasive
Looking into the azure blue sky one could see the golden orb of sun slip gently beneath the western sky.
Tone
Enthusiastic
Serious
Authoritative
Friendly
Examples

11. Academic to Technical
“the passage of the levy was accomplished through long and hard negotiations, and door to door canvassing.”
Revised:
“The levy pass through long and hard work.”

12. Closure
Welcome to a new style of writing. Hopefully you will be taking your first steps to becoming a Technical Writer.