Technical writing in the corporate world / / Herman A. Estrin, Norbert Elliot

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813674603321
• Autore: Estrin Herman A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Altos, Calif., : Crisp, c1990
• ISBN: 1-4175-2422-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (86 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ElliotNorbert
• Disciplina: 808/.0666
• Soggetti: Technical writing; Communication of technical information
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""SECTION 1 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""1.0 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?""; ""1.1 SURVEYING YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS WRITING""; ""AUTHORSâ€? COMMENTS: YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARD WRITING""; ""1.2 KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE""; ""SIX TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS""; ""CASE STUDY #1: ANALYZING AN AUDIENCE""; ""EXERCISE: EVALUATING EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""1.3 UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING PROCESS""; ""EXERCISE: THINKING ABOUT YOUR WRITING PROCESS""; ""1.4 THE FIVE Câ€?S OF REPORT WRITING""; ""C NUMBER #1: Conciseness""""C NUMBER #2: Completeness""; ""C Number #3: Concreteness""; ""C Number #4: Correctness""; ""C NUMBER #5: Coherence""; ""Method 1: Transitional Words""; ""Method 2: Repetition of Key Terms""; ""Method 3: Graphics""; ""SECTION 2 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.0 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.1 CORRESPONDENCE""; ""2.1.1 The Memo""; ""DOCUMENT 1: THE MEMO""; ""2.1.2 The Cover Letter""; ""DOCUMENT 2: THE COVER LETTER""; ""2.1.3 The Resume""; ""Document 3: THE RESUME""; ""2.2 REPORTS""; ""2.2.1 The Trip Report""; ""DOCUMENT 4: THE TRIP REPORT""; ""2.2.2 The Activities Report""""DOCUMENT 5: THE ACTIVITIES REPORT""; ""2.3 PROPOSALS""; ""2.3.1 The Brief Proposal""; ""DOCUMENT 6: THE BRIEF PROPOSAL""; ""2.3.2 The Extended Proposal""; ; ""DOCUMENT 7: THE EXTENDED PROPOSAL""; ""CASE STUDY #2: THINKING ARGUMENTATIVEY""; ""AUTHORSâ€? ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY #2""; ""2.4 PROCEDURES""; ""DOCUMENT 8: THE PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.5 LONG DOCUMENTS""; ""DOCUMENT 9: LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL""; ""DOCUMENT 10: TITLE PAGE""; ""DOCUMENT 11: ABSTRACT""; ""DOCUMENT 12: THE TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""DOCUMENT 13: LIST OF FIGURES""; ""EXERCISE: COLLECTING MODEL TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS""""SECTION 3 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""3.0 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""3.1 ORGANIZATION""; ""3.2 STYLE""; ""3.3. CORRECTNESS""; ""EXERCISE: IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING KEY""; ""3.3.1 Pronoun Reference Agreement Problems""; ""3.3.2 Subject-Verb Agreement Problems""; ""3.3.3 Vague Pronoun Reference""; ""3.3.4 Dangling Modifiers""; ""3.3.5 Overuse of Passive Voice""; ""3.3.6 Inappropriate Comma Use""; ""3.3.7 Inappropriate Semicolon Use""; ""3.4 A NOTE ON EDITING""""SECTION 4 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""4.0 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""APPENDICES""; ""APPENDIX A: BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF TECHNICAL EDITORS""; ""APPENDIX B: WORD PROCESSING FOR THE TECHNICAL WRITER""; ""APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL WRITING AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE""; ""APPENDIX D: FOR FURTHER READING""