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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.






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






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






4. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






5. Explaining how the item works






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






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






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






9. Areas that are occupied by text.






10. Steps to complete a task






11. Simplified description of a term.






12. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






14. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






15. Requests for information.






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






17. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






18. A subject-oriented description






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






20. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






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






22. 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.






23. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Should be determined before writing






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






33. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






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






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






45. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






46. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






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






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






50. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.