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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
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1. 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.






2. External proposal requesting funding for a study






3. Describing how a mechanism works






4. Steps to complete a task






5. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.






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






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






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






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






10. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.






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






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






13. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






14. Hold graphics.






15. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






16. 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...






17. The origin of the word






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

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19. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.






20. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.






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






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






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






24. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers






25. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.






26. Written step by step instructions






27. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






28. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph






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






30. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)






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






32. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.






33. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






34. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand






35. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion






36. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






38. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






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






40. Written for skilled and unskilled






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Requests for information.






48. Any other people who later come in contact with the material.






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






50. Describes the process from the writer's point of view