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Fully centralizes the computer in the technical workplace, presenting how writers use computers throughout their communication process.
The networked computer, from smartphone to mainframe, has become the central hub of written, spoken, and visual communication in today’s scientific and technical workplace. Firmly rooted in core rhetorical principles, Revel
Retaining these features, the 3rd Edition of Revel Technical Communication Strategies for Today also marks an important shift to drawing readers’ attention to the centralization of innovation and entrepreneurship in the technical workplace. Revised chapters, new case studies, and new exercises and projects demonstrate that those who know how to write clearly, speak persuasively, and design functional and attractive texts will be the most likely to succeed in today’s innovation-based and entrepreneurial workplace.
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Richard Johnson-Sheehan is a Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing at Purdue University. Previously, he was a technical writer/editor in the electronics industry, and he worked as a grant writer in the arts. He is the owner of Phronesis, a company that does technical writing and editing and communications consulting in scientific and technical fields. He is also currently working with The Foundry, a start-up incubator for scientists and engineers at Purdue University. He has written numerous books including Technical Communication Today, Writing Proposals, Writing Today, Argument Today, and Strategies for Technical Communication Today. He has also written many articles about the rhetoric and history of science, as well as technical communication. He is a long-time member of the Society for Technical Communication and he is a Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Communication.
I. Elements of Technical Communication
1. Technical Communication in the Entrepreneurial Workplace
2. Profiling Your Readers
3. Working in Teams
4. Managing Ethical Challenges
II. Genres of Technical Communication
5. Starting Your Career
6. Types of Technical Descriptions
7. Technical Descriptions and Specifications
8. Instructions and Documentation
9. Proposals
10. Brief Reports
11. Reports
III. Planning and Doing Research
12. Researching in the Technical Workplace
IV. Drafting, Designing, and Revising
13. Designing Documents and Interfaces
14. Creating and Using Graphics
V. Connecting with Clients
15. Presenting and Pitching Your Ideas
Appendix A: Grammar and Punctuation Guide
Appendix B: Documentation Guide
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