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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Written for skilled and unskilled






2. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format






3. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology






4. Written step by step instructions






5. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees






6. Describing how a mechanism works






7. External proposal written not in any response to anything






8. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.






9. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment






10. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.






11. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






12. Show trends and changes over time






13. 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...






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






15. Shows meaning of a process or concept






16. A single line carried over the top of a column






17. Proposals used when requesting large funds






18. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






19. Requests for information.






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






21. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.






22. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job

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23. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






24. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.






25. Hold graphics.






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






27. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.






28. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






29. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






30. Formed by at lease one suborbindate clause & 2 or more independent clauses.






31. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






32. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual






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






34. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






35. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






36. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






37. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)






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






39. 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.






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






41. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






43. An expert to another expert






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






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






46. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.






47. Alphabetical - lists definitions of words - Short and precise definitions - Required if there are more than 5 terms in need of definitions. They should be defined in the text or as a footnote as well.






48. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






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






50. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.







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