Before I get into the tips, I'd like to clarify exactly what technical writing is. When I first started research for this topic, I was unaware of what types of writing was considered "technical." After some review of our previous chapters the answer was quite simple: technical ad professional communication go hand in hand and are used in every type of writing we've learned about to date.
I'm going to focus mainly on one specific type of technical writing that, I believe, is most commonly found in the business world. business reports. These reports allow you to keep your investors, clients, employees, and consumers well informed with the progress of your company.
- Before beginning to write your business report, you MUST remember to keep your report rhetorical and audience centered. You want to convince the readers to act, but at the same time, you must write in a way that the reader is going to understand.
- As with all other types of writing, it is necessary to use proper grammar and punctuation. It is also still a business document and needs to be clear and concise, adding only relevant information shows your readers you value their time as much as their business.
Here's a short video I found on Youtube which goes over some of the above concepts in a little bit more depth.
Alan,
ReplyDeleteAlthough I would have liked to see a little more written information, I thought that your post was well organized and the video was quite informative.
Good post, I agree with Alan, there could be a bit more info... other than that I thought your post was very well organized. Great video too, was short but very informative.
ReplyDeleteVery good post.I liked how you wrote about what technical writing means to you. I would have liked to see more of a variety of examples on technical writing instead of focusing on just one topic. Great organization and the video was very informative.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good post overall. Very organized and well written. The only thing I could suggest is using a little bit more of your voice in the piece and coming up with a more catchy title. Otherwise, it was good and you included everything needed.
ReplyDeleteAlan, your post was very informative. I have some business letter writing experience, but I learned a few tips from your post. I would have like to see you use some personal experience or a blooper to show the reader that you relate to the topic being discussed. However, the video was very helpful. I also used a video by Laura Minnigerode on my blog post this week too. I found the entire series to be very educational. Great Job Alan!
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