Effective Writing: Improving Scientific, Technical and Business Communication

by Kirkman,John

• ISBN13: 9780419146605
• ISBN10: 0419146601
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135834272
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1989-05-24
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

Effective communication is vital to science, engineering and business management. This thoroughly updated second edition with an additional chapter on the use of computers and word-processors gives clear, practical advice illustrated with real-life examples on how to select, organize and present information in reports, papers and other documents.

Table of Contents

From the Reviews of the First Edition	p. vi
Preface	p. vii
About the Authors	p. ix
Writing is Communicating: Revising Basic Assumptions	p. 1
References	p. 20
Thinking About Aim and Audience	p. 21
Starting to Write: a Practical Approach	p. 36
Organization and Layout of Information	p. 44
References	p. 76
The Use of Headings and Numbering	p. 77
Algorithms for Complex Possibilities and Procedures	p. 82
Style for Readability	p. 90
References	p. 117
Writing with a Computer	p. 119
Informative Summaries	p. 127
Choosing and Using Tables, Illustrations and Graphic Presentation Techniques	p. 148
Writing Instructions	p. 195
Writing Descriptions and Explanations	p. 216
Writing Letters and Memoranda	p. 225
Writing Minutes and Reports of Proceedings	p. 240
Writing in Examinations	p. 251
	p. 267
	p. 269
Index	p. 273
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