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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format






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






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. Written for skilled and unskilled






5. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






6. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






8. Should be determined before writing






9. 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...






10. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






11. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.






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






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






14. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






15. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.






16. A subject-oriented description






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






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






19. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






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






22. Areas that are occupied by text.






23. Steps to complete a task






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






25. Defines following this pattern: Indicate the item - what class it belongs to - and what makes it different than other in that class (if more than 4 terms) . Placed in glossary.






26. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.






27. 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






28. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






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






32. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






39. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.






40. Simplified description of a term.






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






42. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






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






44. The height of the uppercase letters.






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


46. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






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






49. External proposal written not in any response to anything






50. Written step by step instructions