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WHAT IS
TECHNICAL WRITING?
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DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL
WRITINGA practical writing , a part of ones job.
It aims to get work done, to change
people by changing the way they dothings.
The most critical skill required in the
world of business presently, i.e. the
ability to communicate verbally aswell as in writing.
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C ti
A exp sit ry writi g used t c veyi f rmati r t c vi ce thers f r a y tech ical r busi ess assista ce.
A type f writi g c mp sed f specifici f rmati ab ut a particular subject,craft, bject, ccupati etc. F rexample:
creating computer manuals orwriting text books etc.
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A writing to communicate specificinformation in the form of adescription, e.g. directions orinstructions for computer operation, foroperating a video cassette, taperecorder or any other technicalequipment.
A process of transforming andtranslating technical ideas into writtenoutput that a target audience willunderstand.
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C ti
A esse tially writte expla ati f
scie tific a d ther specialized
subject related t scie ces
Is a style/f rm f f rmal writi g
equally addressi g tech ical a d
tech ical audie ce
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Three key concepts
Technical writing is:
1. Audience centered2. Presentational
3. Responsible
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Audience Centered
Deals with specific information
Makes reader ready to act/respond
Exists within a community
Has a definite purpose
Is interactive
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Technical Writing Is Audience
Centeredfocuses on audiences need (to find
out the desired material)________
need can be satisfied if the messageis_______
clear(no connotative meanings, no
complex sentence structure) &_______
c ncise (to the point, no irrelevantdetails, no redundancies).
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Example:
e a e : tim l
Dire ti / : a ti
I tr ti
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Deals with specific situation
The writer aims to consider
Is this all from the course of the students?
Does it match with the knowledge level of
the students?
Is my way of asking question explicit?
Am I making the right use of vocabulary
and terminologies that go with theknowledge level and course of the
students?
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Example:
it ati : reparati f q e ti
paper
riter : ea er
ie e: t e t
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Enables readers to act
An effective piece of technical
writing makes the readers to:
nderstand t e essa econ enientl
ta e effecti e actions accordin l
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Example:
i c (st ts) cti :
1. Proper understanding2. Successful replies
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Occurs within a community
rit r nows
the psyche of the community he wants to
address
the physical appearance, tone, the people
of a particular community understands
rit r hi hly consi rs
community valuesrit r coll cts
Site information
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c ti...
Writ r
up t date k wledge
Writ r i t
with a tech ique based se se fc mmu ity
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According to the previous
example
nvironment academic
ommunit teacher& students
oleseacher jot down the questions in a proper
format related to the subject from
examination point of viewtudent : act according to the requirements
of the paper and give satisfactory
answers
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Interactive
Report presented by the writer creates a
situation of analysis/ critical analysis
The words of information/ report interact
with the past ideas/ information/experiences of the reader thus developing
a comparison (past & present)
Reader develops a response as
anticipating future issues/ problems
a le
A day to day report during the construction of
a building (commercial, private)
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Example
Workers of a company need to knowtheir duties and their details
sers need technical description ofthe new machine
House wives need the instructionaldetails to use new electronic
device/applianceompany management wants theresults of an experiment
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Technical writing is
presentationalFormatting is given as much importance as
is given to the other components in the
preparation of the document because:
the balanced l adds effectiveness toyour writing,
it makes writing comprehensi e,
the chronology helps the reader to get
familiarized at once with the structure of
the document as well as its individual units.
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Presentational devices
1. Use top down method; fr i
i s t s r i t i s . .
ll ti .
2. Headings; sk tc t/ t r
riti .
3. Chunks ; i isi s it i t
riti , li f t i s.
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6. Use plain and objective language;
t t i t, r sit ,
c l str ct r s, c si r
i c k l l l.
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