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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






2. 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.






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






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






5. Requests for information.






6. 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






7. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






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






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






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






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






12. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






14. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






15. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






17. Written for skilled and unskilled






18. Simplified description of a term.






19. Shows meaning of a process or concept






20. Describing how a mechanism works






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






22. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






23. The origin of the word






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






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






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






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






28. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






29. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project






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






31. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive






32. Steps to complete a task






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






34. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The height of the uppercase letters.






41. 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...






42. An expert to another expert






43. Proposals used when requesting large funds






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






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

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






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






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






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






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