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Tech Comm M1

The document provides an overview of technical communication and writing, defining communication as the exchange of information aimed at accomplishing specific goals. It emphasizes the importance of technical writing in professional settings, highlighting its role in informing, instructing, and persuading audiences. Key principles for effective technical writing include understanding purpose, audience, specificity, and clarity.

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Tech Comm M1

The document provides an overview of technical communication and writing, defining communication as the exchange of information aimed at accomplishing specific goals. It emphasizes the importance of technical writing in professional settings, highlighting its role in informing, instructing, and persuading audiences. Key principles for effective technical writing include understanding purpose, audience, specificity, and clarity.

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Technical

Writing/ Communication
Module 1 in Technical Communication
WHAT IS THE
DEFINITION OF
COMMUNICATION?
COMMUNICATION
● the imparting or exchanging of
information or news.
● means of sending or receiving
information, such as phone lines
or computers.
TECHNICAL +
COMMUNICATION

Technical communication is a field that


includes any following form of
communication that can help users to
accomplish a defined goal or task.
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What is Technical Writing?


Technical Writing, sometimes called business writing, is
writing for a specific purpose and with a specific goal.
Usually its goal is to inform/instruct or persuade/argue.
Technical writing can really be considered transactional
writing because there are two people or groups involved in
the communication. One party has a clear goal to inform or
persuade the other party.
RTOERCHI
rhet·o·ric
● the art of effective or persuasive
speaking or writing, especially
the use of figures of speech and
other compositional techniques.

● language designed to have a


persuasive or impressive effect
on its audience, but often
regarded as lacking in sincerity
or meaningful content.
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Why is Technical Writing Important?


A few examples of why you will
Technical writing will be used by likely need these skills include:
most college graduates as a
regular part of their work. It is
much more likely that you will ❑ getting a job
use technical writing than either ❑ doing your job
academic or creative writing ❑ keeping your job
unless you specifically enter
those fields.
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GOAL OF TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATION
● inform

● instruct

● persuade
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Formatting and Language


Formatting and appropriate language are the basic design elements of all technical
documents.

A format that shows a hierarchical structure and a coordinated structure of


information leads the reader through text.

Using appropriate language is significant in providing the reader with a thorough


understanding of the purpose of the documents, how the document relates to the
reader’s needs, and what action is expected of the reader.
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Principles to Guide Technical Writing

1 PURPOSE
3 SPECIFIC
Make your content specific
Remember your purpose (to to its purpose and audience
inform or persuade)

2 AUDIENCE 4 CLEAR AND PRECISE


Remember your audience (their Write clearly and precisely
concerns, background, attitude (active voice, appropriate
toward your purpose) language to audience)
TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATION
Is an audience-centered
means of
communication
CREDITS: This presentation template was created by
Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics
& images by Freepik.
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Discussion
1. Discuss why you have to study this
subject.

2. Explain its relevance to your course.


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Thank you!

Do you have any


questions?

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