Overview
Technical and Professional Communication encourages readers to view both text and visuals as an integral part of an overall document rather than as separate entities. To achieve this end, each of the fifteen chapters focuses on some aspect of text and graphics while discussing one or the other more extensively. The book is divided into four parts. The first three parts focus on planning documents, composing text or generating graphics, and the applications: definitions, technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, reports, correspondences, promotional materials, and oral presentations. The last part serves as a reference for correcting writing errors and documenting sources. Edition 1.1 includes a number of minor improvements as well as updates reflecting changes in technology.
Full Product Details
Author: Dolores Lehr
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Edition: updated edition, Edition 1.1
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 28.00cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781585107933
ISBN 10: 158510793
Pages: 222
Publication Date: 23 October 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
As expressed in the title, Dolores Lehr has a specific purpose for her book. Her approach to technical communication is to treat text and graphics as a comprehensive unit rather than let graphics play second fiddle to the text. Lehr follows through, with this concept by being generous with graphics, using them in conjunction with text to explain important aspects of technical communication, features of specific documents, and even the mundane side of writing. Overall, the book is an excellent introduction to document planning and creation for novices and a good reference book for more experienced writers. --Sherry Shadday, Technical Communication [Volume 57, Number 3]
"""As expressed in the title, Dolores Lehr has a specific purpose for her book. Her approach to technical communication is to treat text and graphics as a comprehensive unit rather than let graphics play second fiddle to the text. Lehr follows through, with this concept by being generous with graphics, using them in conjunction with text to explain important aspects of technical communication, features of specific documents, and even the mundane side of writing. Overall, the book is an excellent introduction to document planning and creation for novices and a good reference book for more experienced writers."" --Sherry Shadday, Technical Communication [Volume 57, Number 3]"
Author Information
Dolores Lehr (Ph.D. Temple University) is Assistant Professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia. She has taught technical communication and other professional writing courses for thirteen years. Previously, she taught writing at several other colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region. She also worked seven years in industry as a technical editor and publications manager.
