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Writersuse their computers to help them think, research, compose, design, and edit. Not only is Technical Communication Today firmly rooted in corerhetorical principles, but the text also presents computers as thinking tools that powerfully influence how we develop, produce, design, and deliver technical documents and presentations.

Clear instruction not only describes technical documents, butalso guides thereader through the activity of producing them. Technical Communication Today helps communicatorsdraft and design documents, prepare material for print and Web publication, and make oral presentations; by bringing computers to the foreground as thinking tools, it accuratelyreflects the modern day computer-centered technical workplace.

Technical CommunicationToday speaks to today's studentsand how they expect to learn information.Instructional narrative is“chunked,” so thatreadable portions of text are combined with graphics. Not only does this presentationfacilitate learning, but it also models the way today’s technical documents should be designed. Additionally, the chunkedpresentation integrates an awareness of how documents are read–often “raided” by readers seekingthe information they need.By mirroring these processes in its content and structure, Technical Communication Today offers a higher level of accessibility for readers.

Technical Communication Today: Pearson New International Edition

• Table of Contents


• 1. Communicating in the Technical Workplace


• 2. Readers and Contexts of Use


• 3. Working in Teams


• 4. Ethics in the Technical Workplace


• 5. Letters, Memos, and E-Mail


• 6. Technical Descriptions and Specifications


• 7. Instructions and Documentation


• 8. Proposals


• 9. Analytical Reports


• 10. Activity Reports


• 11. Starting Your Career


• 12. Strategic Planning, Being Creative


• 13. Persuading Others


• 14. Researching and Research Methods


• 15. Using Sources and Managing Information


• 16. Organizing and Drafting


• 17. Using Plain and Persuasive Language


• 18. Designing Documents and Interfaces


• 19. Creating and Using Graphics


• 20. Revising and Editing for Usability


• 21. Preparing and Giving Presentations


• 22. Designing Websites


• 23. Using Social Networking Tools (Web 2.0)


• References


• Index


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