technical; writing

• Technical writing is writing about scientific subjects associated with various technical subjects.
• Technical writing is characterized by certain formal elements such as scientific and technical vocabulary, use of graphic aids, and use of conventional report forms.
• Technical writing is ideally characterized by the maintenance of an attitude of impartiality and objectivity, extreme care to convey information accurately and concisely, and the absence of any attempt to arouse emotion.
• Technical writing involves the use of complex and important writing techniques such as description of mechanisms, description of process, definition, classification, and interpretation.
• Business letters are a type of written communication written using formal language and following formal elements of letter writing.
• Contracts are written agreements between two people under mutually agreed terms.
• Monographs are detailed essays or books on a very specific topic, usually written by professionals or academicians on topics of interest concerning their specific fields.
• Printed action memos are ready-format memorandums that only require a checkmark on the appropriate box that contains the message, especially useful for busy people who need to make quick decisions and act on the circumstance or situation.
• Graphic aids are drawings, sketches and illustrations that aid the reader in understanding the presented data.
• Instructional manuals are written to guide the readers on how to assemble, maintain, and operate an apparatus, machine or gadget.
• Brochures are pamphlets or flyers that endorse a product in such a way that the potential customer will be convinced that the product is effective and eventually avail of the product.
• Proposals are written suggestions on how to make the company or organization more productive and successful.
• Memorandums are inter-office written communication used to disseminate information.
• Writers have different writing styles, with some being more inclined to the straightforward or direct form of writing while others are on the creative or literary.
• In today’s world, the demand for accomplishing more written outputs makes a professional who is skilled in technical writing all the more needed.
• The arrangement of materials in technical writing pertains to how ideas should be organized in chronological, spatial or logical order, from general to specific or specific to general, and use illustrations to present the information.
• Creative writing is fiction – poetry, short stories, plays, and novels – and is different from technical writing.
• The style of technical writing is clear, specific, objective, impartial, and unemotional.
• Technical writing serves as a basis for management decision, furnishes needed information, gives instructions, records business transactions through proposals, procures business proposals, serves as a basis for public relations, provides reports to stockholders of companies, and is the subject matter of management decisions.
• Technical writers must be aware of legal and ethical considerations when preparing technical papers.
• There are four bodies of law that are relevant to technical communication: contract law, tort law, intellectual property law, and labor law.
• Persuasive writing depends on emotional appeal and its goal is to change one’s attitudes.
• The audience of technical writing is a specific reader.
• Technical writing is a unique form of written communication because of its important qualities, purposes, and properties.
• Expository writing “exposes” a topic analytically and objectively, such as news reports.
• The expression of technical writing depends on the awareness of the audience's psychology and writing style.
• Expressive writing is a subjective response to a personal experience – journals and diaries – whereas technical writing might be objective observations of a work-related experience or research.
• The subject matter of technical writing is an essential element.
• Technical writing conveys specific information about a technical subject to a specific audience for a specific purpose.
• Re-Writing Stage, also known as the “revision” stage, is where we revise to ensure that the content of the paper is relevant, there is organization and coherence in the arrangement of the ideas, and grammar and mechanics are clearly observed.
• Do’s of Technical Communication include abiding by relevant laws, abiding by the appropriate corporate or professional code of conduct, telling the truth, being clear, avoiding discriminatory language, acknowledging assistance from others, and not misleading readers.
• Liability law pertains to responsibilities or obligations of writers especially claims they made on their paper.
• Technical writers are like researchers, they take into consideration the bounds and limitations to things that they write.
• Writing Stage is the part where we begin to write our first draft, where we should not overanalyze our writing, follow the flow of ideas where it is leading us, not exaggerate details, work on the details as much as possible to keep the story fresh in our mind, not worry yet about how good our writing is, and have fun.
• Copyright law covers the protection of the rights of the author.
• Don’ts of Technical Communication include false implications, exaggerations, euphemisms, and misleading readers.
• The three basic stages in the writing process are the Pre-Writing Stage, Writing Stage, and Re-Writing Stage.
• From the movement we started to learn the ABCs and become familiar with different words, we develop the skill of reading and writing.
• Pre-Writing Stage is the first stage in the writing process where the writer composes or supplies information pertaining to the purpose of the paper, choice of topic, gathering information, and pre-writing techniques.
• Contract law covers written warranties or their implied warranties.