Overview

This compact but complete guide shows that less is more—with fewer extraneous details getting in the way of students trying to learn on the run, it allows them to focus on the most important principles of effective technical communication. The Concise Guide takes a rhetorical approach to technical communication; instead of setting up a list of rules that you should apply uniformly to all writing situations, it introduces students to the bigger picture of how the words they write can affect the people intended to use them. Assignments and exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce and test knowledge.

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Author:   Heather Graves ,  Roger Graves
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.285kg
ISBN:  

9781554815487

ISBN 10:   1554815487
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   30 November 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Note to Instructors Note to Students AcknowledgmentsChapter One: Audience, Purpose, Genre, and Medium What Is Technical Communication? How Does Technical Communication Differ from Other Types of Communication? Medium: When Does the Media Used for Communication Change It Substantially? Audience Purpose: Why Are You Writing? What Is Genre? Why Does Genre Matter? What Are Genre Sets? Chapter Two: Ethical Issues of Technical Communication Ethics Frameworks Ethics for Students How Is Ethics Related to Technical Communication? Writing Ethically Chapter Three: Researching Technical Subjects Primary Research: Interviewing Primary Research: Conducting Surveys Secondary Research: Libraries and Other Online Sources Summarizing and Citing Researched Sources Chapter Four: Writing Technical Prose Clarity, Cohesion, Concision Defining, Describing, and Explaining Chapter Five: Visual Technical Communication Using Visuals to Communicate Effectively Chapter Six: Essentials of Workplace Communication Audience: Who Are Your Readers? Purpose: Goals for Workplace Communication Genre: Writing Short Messages (Email, Memos, Letters) Writing Messages Chapter Seven: Progress Reports, White Papers, and Recommendation Reports Status or Progress Reports White Papers or Information Reports Recommendation Reports Chapter Eight: Reporting Technical Information The Laboratory Report Chapter Nine: Technical Communication Online Use Structured Documentation Converting Documents to Portable Document File (PDF) Format Sharing Documents Electronically Shared Folders and Documents Posted Online Writing and Digital Media: Online Documents, Video, Screencasts, and Podcasts Chapter Ten: Presenting Technical Information Orally Common Speaking Occasions Common speaking occasions Small group presentations Formal speaking engagements Presentation slide that shows an example Guidelines for Preparing Presentations Guidelines for Creating Slides Guidelines for Giving Presentations

Reviews

A Concise Guide to Technical Communication packs so much into so few pages. The ten-chapter organization is perfect for courses on the quarter system or as a secondary text in STEM courses. The text covers all of the fundamentals, including visual and online communication and presentations. I like that both the concise and original texts put ethics up front in chapter 2. This concise edition has a visually clean page layout, making it easy to navigate the series of in-class exercises. Graves and Graves have written a clear and concise text, modeling the excellent writing techniques they present. -- Kelly A. Harrison, Stanford University

Author Information

Heather Graves is Professor of English at the University of Alberta. Roger Graves is Professor of English at the University of Alberta.

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