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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.






2. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document






3. Afive pointer speech - 1 - get attetion; 2 - establish problem; 3 - satisfy the need; 4 - visualize the need answered in future; 5 - ask action from audience.






4. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion






5. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.






6. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






7. The height of the uppercase letters.






8. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






9. Written for skilled and unskilled






10. Defines in pages. Used when an item requires extensive explaining. Belong in the introduction






11. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.






12. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






13. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.






14. The origin of the word






15. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






16. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






17. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






18. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps






19. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like






20. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.






21. Written step by step instructions






22. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted






23. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






24. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






25. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






26. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.






27. One that is intended to be used only within the company or organization that prepared it.






28. The height of a lowercase x - which reflects the height of the main bodies of the lowercase letters.






29. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article






30. External proposal written not in any response to anything






31. Front matter - cover letter - title page - table of contents - body: summery - intro - problem - rationale - cost - expertise - responsibility - sales pitch - request for approval - conclusion back matter: appendix - bibliography - glossary






32. Summaries either at the beginning or end of the body - reviews main points and findings






33. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other






34. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






35. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.






36. Gives details before the main point of the memo






37. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report






38. Shows how parts of a principle - process or function fit together






39. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document






40. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






41. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






42. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions






43. Requests for information.






44. Present the main point of the memo then the details






45. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






46. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)






47. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






48. Reports that help the executives determine if goal is practical and reachable. Often being with purpose statement.






49. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.






50. Clarifies information presented in the document. Sometimes more than one is needed. If so - they must be in order that they appear in the text - and each is named A - B - etc...






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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