1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006821403321

Autore

Silyn-Roberts Heather

Titolo

Professional communications : a handbook for civil engineers / / Heather Silyn-Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2005

ISBN

0-7844-7111-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

624/.01/4

Soggetti

Civil engineers

Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Basics of Technical Writing; The Structure of an Engineering Document; Organizing a Document and Choosing Appropriate Sections; Presentation Style; Requirements for Sections and Elements of a Document; Summarizing: An Executive Summary, a Summary, and a Conference or Journal Paper Abstract; Reports; A Set of Instructions: Handbook, Procedure, Operating Manual; Formal Letters; Short Workplace Documents: E-mails, Faxes, Memoranda, Agendas, and Minutes; Publicity Material: Brochures and Press Releases; A Journal or Conference Paper; A Conference or Display Poster; Referencing Your Sources; Editorial Conventions; Revising, Proofreading, and Reviewing a Document; Problems of Style: Recognizing and Correcting Common Mistakes; A Seminar or Conference Presentation; A Presentation to a Small Group; References and Resources; Quick Reference Guide: The Parts of Speech and Verb Forms; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Professional Communications provides practical, comprehensive advice on best practice for professional engineering communications. The purpose of this handbook is to convey information to the reader accurately and simply. The book presents in-depth coverage of the requirements for many forms of documentation, along with editorial conventions, editing and proofreading, writing style, conference or display posters, and oral presentations of technical material. Readers can choose a specific topic and read that chapter; this resourceful handbook does not have to be read sequentially. Engineering



professionals and students will benefit from the concise information listed in this handbook about what is needed in an effective engineering document.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910366613303321

Autore

Weiss Benjamin

Titolo

Talker Quality in Human and Machine Interaction : Modeling the Listener’s Perspective in Passive and Interactive Scenarios / / by Benjamin Weiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-22769-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 pages)

Collana

T-Labs Series in Telecommunication Services, , 2192-2829

Disciplina

401.9

Soggetti

Signal processing

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Human-computer interaction

Natural language processing (Computer science)

Cooperating objects (Computer systems)

Signal, Speech and Image Processing

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Cyber-Physical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Theory: Foundations of Quality in Natural and Synthesized Speech -- Talker Quality in Passive Scenarios -- Talker Quality in Interactive Scenarios -- Talker Quality in Design and Evaluation of Speech-based Interactive Systems.

Sommario/riassunto

The book discusses subjective ratings of quality and preference of unknown voices and dialog partners – their likability, for example. Human natural and artificial voices are studied in passive listening and interactive scenarios. In this book, the background, state of research,



and contributions to the assessment and prediction of talker quality that is constituted in voice perception and in dialog are presented. Starting from theories and empirical findings from human interaction, major results and approaches are transferred to the domain of human-computer interaction (HCI). The main objective of this book is to contribute to the evaluation of spoken interaction in humans and between humans and computers, and in particular to the quality subsequently attributed to the speaking system or person based on the listening and interactive experience. Provides a comprehensive overview of research in evaluation of speakers and dialog partners; Presents recent results on the relevance of a first passive and interactive impression; Includes human and HCI evaluation results from a communicative perspective.