Technically-Write!

by Blicq, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780139044342
• ISBN10: 0139044345
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface
People as "Communicators"	p. 1
A Technical Person's Approach to Writing	p. 6
Simplifying One's Approach	p. 7
Planning the Writing Task	p. 9
Writing the First Draft	p. 14
Taking a Break	p. 17
Reading with a Plan	p. 19
Revising One's Own Words	p. 25
Reviewing the Final Draft	p. 27
Working with a Secretary/Typist	p. 27
Meet "H. L. Winman and Associates"	p. 29
Corporate Structure	p. 29
Your Role as a Technical Employee	p. 34
Technical Correspondence	p. 40
Focus the Letter	p. 40
Plan the Letter	p. 44
Create a Confident Image	p. 52
Adopt a Pleasant Tone	p. 57
Use a Businesslike Format	p. 60
Short Informal Reports	p. 75
Incident Report	p. 77
Field Trip Report	p. 81
Occasional Progress Report	p. 83
Periodic Progress Report	p. 83
Project Completion Report	p. 90
Inspection Report	p. 91
Laboratory Report	p. 95
Longer Informal and Semiformal Reports	p. 112
Investigation Report	p. 112
Evaluation Report/Feasibility Study	p. 117
Technical Proposal	p. 126
Formal Reports	p. 140
Major Parts	p. 141
Subsidiary Parts	p. 154
The Complete Formal Report	p. 164
Other Technical Documents	p. 213
User's Manual	p. 213
Technical Instruction	p. 217
Scientific Paper	p. 224
Technical Papers and Articles	p. 229
Illustrating Technical Documents	p. 242
Primary Guidelines	p. 242
Graphs	p. 243
Charts	p. 250
Diagrams	p. 256
Photographs	p. 257
Tables	p. 258
Positioning the Illustrations	p. 259
Illustrating a Talk	p. 260
Working with an Illustrator	p. 261
Technically - Speak!	p. 266
The Technical Briefing	p. 266
The Technical Paper	p. 272
Taking Part in Meetings	p. 273
Communicating with Prospective Employers	p. 283
The Employment-Seeking Process	p. 284
Developing a Personal Data Record	p. 285
Preparing a Resume	p. 287
Writing a Letter of Application	p. 298
Completing a Company Application Form	p. 304
Attending an Interview	p. 304
Accepting a Job Offer	p. 308
The Technique of Technical Writing	p. 319
The Whole Document	p. 319
Paragraphs	p. 323
Sentences	p. 332
Words	p. 338
Parallelism	p. 343
Glossary of Technical Usage	p. 356
Guidelines	p. 357
The Glossary	p. 364
Index	p. 397
Marking Control Chart	p. 405
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