Technical Writing for Success, International Edition

Chapter 1. WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?.
You Are a Technical Writer!. Characteristics of Technical Writing. How Technical Writing Compares to Other Writing.
Chapter 2. AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE.
Meeting the Audience's Needs. Planning Your Document's Purpose, Scope, and Medium.
Chapter 3. TECHNICAL RESEARCH.
Researching at Work. Finding Secondary Data. Documenting Secondary Sources. Evaluating Sources. Taking Notes from Sources. Collecting Primary Data.
Chapter 4. WRITING PROCESS.
A Process for Technical Writing. Planning. Drafting and Revising. Copyediting and Publishing. Writing Collaboratively.
Chapter 5. BRIEF CORRESPONDENCE.
Introduction to Text Messages, E-mails, Memos, and Letters. Audience. Prewriting. Formatting. Composing the Message.
Chapter 6. DOCUMENT DESIGN AND GRAPHICS.
Designing the Document. Who Reads Graphics?. Designing Graphics. Constructing Graphics.
Chapter 7. WRITING FOR THE WEB.
Getting Started on Web Pages. Organizing and Designing Web Pages. Writing Text for theWeb. Special Web Pages.
Chapter 8. INFORMATIVE REPORTS.
Getting Started on Informative Reports. Summary and Abstract. Mechanism Description. Periodic Reports. Progress Reports. News Release.
Chapter 9. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS.
Incident Report. Trip Report. Science Lab Reports. Forensic Reports.
Chapter 10. INSTRUCTIONS.
Getting Started on Instructions. Organizing and Formatting Instructions. Composing Instructions.
Chapter 11. EMPLOYMENT COMMUNICATION.
Getting Started on Employment Communication. Formatting and Organizing Resumes. Types of Resumes.
Composing Resumes. Composing Employment Letters.
Chapter 12. PRESENTATIONS.
Getting Started on Presentations. Planning. Organizing and Composing. Preparing. Rehearsing. Presenting. Organizing a Group Presentation.
Chapter 13. RECOMMENDATION REPORTS.
What is a Recommendation Report?. Starting a Recommendation Report. Formatting and Organizing. Recommendation Reports. Composing Recommendation Reports.
Chapter 14.