1. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. But tech-comm probably uses more technology February 24, 200910Presentation to ASU

11. And tech-comm always culminates in a product February 24, 200911Presentation to ASU

12. You already know what you need to know to teach it well February 24, 200912Presentation to ASU

13. Questions? February 24, 200913Presentation to ASU

14. My contact information: February 24, 200914Presentation to ASU

15. My contact information: February 24, 200915Presentation to ASU Mike Markel mmarkel@boisestate.edu 208.426.3088