Technical writing

After reading the NCEP report, “Implications of Recent Clinical Trials”, I determined that it does not exemplifies the qualities of good technical writing. Unfortunately, the report does not fulfill some of the basic characteristics for good technical writing such as clear, concise, consistency, correctness, accuracy, usability, and readability. One of the reason is because of its readability. Since this report was submitted for a broad audience; people that would be reading this report are…

for the correct audience and watching how you format communication for text, email, and other digital mediums. What is the opportunity of the reading discussed? I found that the reading framed up how technical communication can be done efficiently and effectively highlighting how tone in writings and the layout/format really impact how the readers consume the material. What did I learn? • Planning – Prior to the reading I thought I did a good job of planning and striving to convey a concise…

tickets. Technical Reasoning would have helped him narrow down the message of what he was trying to say, which was that…

Stephen King’s novels. However, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I realized he had written a book on writing. Why would he be writing a dull, technical book after all his successes with his science fiction novels? Within the first few pages, it was quite evident that King was not writing that dull, technical novel I had envisioned. King has written a memoir of his journey of writing. In my eyes, he has another winner here. I automatically related to King because of his unsettled…

"Historically, technical skills, also known as hard skills, were the only skills necessary for career employment; but today’s workplace is showing that technical skills are not enough to keep individuals employed when organizations are right-sizing and cutting positions" (Perceptions). Of all of these "soft skills" that an employee needs, written communication is one of the most important skills that an employee can…

course were to improve my writing skills in two specific ways. I wanted to be able to write with greater speed, but with apparent quality, and I wanted to be clearer in my writing. I had two strategies in mind to meet these goals. The first included becoming proficient at writing outlines and frameworks, which, I thought, would help me better adhere to my objectives for the papers I write. The second strategy was to learn methods by which I could become more concise in writing which would…

John needs to keep in the needs to keep his messages short and concise Whilst including only important details. John could have tried to be more organized with his le³er and use sequence when needed. But with being press for ±me he could has use Technical ²rst. He would have been more directed, to the point and still wouldn’t have to use many words. My advice for John would be that he needs to slow down a little bit and take his time. Speeding through an assignment or a letter doesn't benefit…

A majority of technical writing/reports rely heavily on the visual layout and the design. Visual layout and design is an area of my writing that greatly improved as the semester progressed. At the beginning of the semester visual layout and design was not a major point of emphasis in my writing, however, as the semester progressed, I began to consider visual design more and more. This progression helped me to make three visually appealing artifacts that subsequently helped improve each…

business writing has become more important in today’s times than it has been in past. All Entry level Accountant whether they are in tax, audit or accounting systems are required to write and communicate both formally and informally. Also, effective business communication goes hand in hand with several skills like problem solving, critical thinking and much more. Therefore, it is essential for an accountant to know what constitutes an effective communication especially business writing and how…

Over the course of the semester, I had to think of my paper’s strengths and flaws in order to improve my writing. Thanks to the class’s simple system of peer reviewing, I was able to get feedback on my original simplest flaws: run-on sentences and grammar. After realizing the standard writing software reviewing tools was not going to help fix this, I started looking online for better writing tools. Among them, I found two in particular that helped significantly: “Grammarly” and “PaperRater.com.”…