1 technical writing deped region seminar

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Seminar-Writeshopon Efective OceCorrespondence

August 17-19, 2015Diamond Hall, NEAP XIE. Quirino A!., Daao

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TECHNICAL WRITING

An Overvie


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Technica! Writin"

is an# $orm o$ %ommuni%ation t&at !'&i(itson! or mor! o$ t&! $ollo)ing %&ara%t!risti%s*

+1%ommuni%ating a(out t!%&ni%al or

s!%iali!d toi%s, su%& as %omut!rali%ations, m!di%al ro%!dur!s, or!nironm!ntal r!gulations/

+2%ommuni%ating t&roug& t!%&nolog#, su%&

as )!( ag!s, &!l l!s, or so%ial m!diasit!s/ or

+roiding instru%tions a(out &o) to dosom!t&ing, r!gardl!ss o t&! tas3s t!%&ni%alnatur!.


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Technica! Writin"

4!%&ni%al )riting is !r$orm!d (# a t!%&ni%al )rit!r andis t&! ro%!ss o$ )riting and s&aring in$ormation in aro$!ssional s!tting.

A t!%&ni%al )rit!rs main tas is to %on!# in$ormation

to anot&!r !rson or art# in t&! most %l!ar and!6!%ti! mann!r ossi(l!.

4&! in$ormation t&at t!%&ni%al )rit!rs %on!# is o$t!n%oml!', and it is on! o$ t&!ir main tass to anal#! t&!

in$ormation and r!s!nt it in a $ormat t&at is !as# tor!ad and und!rstand.

A good t!%&ni%al )rit!r n!!ds strong )riting and%ommuni%ation sills.

4&!# do not onl# %on!# in$ormation t&roug& t!'t, (ut

also (! ro%i!nt )it& %omut!rs as )!ll.


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Characteristics o# a "ood

oce correspondence$"on%is!

o%us!d

Eas# to und!rstand

r!! o$ !rror

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A%%urat!


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Samp!es o# Technica! Writin"D!nitionsPro%!ss Dis%ussion su%& as !nironm!ntal %#%l!,

%ardia% %#%l!

"omarisons su%& as o$ nu%l!ar r!a%tors.

D!s%ritions, $or instan%! o$ )ind mills, g!n!rators andrimiti! ston! s%ra!r

!asi(ilit# 8!orts li! t&os! o$ oi%! 8!%ognition:o$t)ar!.

Progr!ss r!orts.Ali%ation ;!tt!rs

"omlaint ;!tt!rs

Instru%tion


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%o&s and %on&ts

in Technica! Writin"%O&s %ON&Ts

1' E'li%itl# %l!ar )&at t&!

su(=!%t matt!r o$ a t!%&ni%al

do%um!nt is.2. E't!nsi!l# !'amin! #our

audi!n%!.

. A)ar! o$ #our audi!n%!s

!'isting no)l!dg! a(out t&!

mat!rial.

>. ?no)s )&at t&!#3r! tr#ing to

%ommuni%at!.

5. "on!#s t&! m!ssag! in an

!t&i%al mann!r.

1. Aoid t&! us! o$ an

o!rl# t!%&ni%al &ras!s

and st#listi% %&oi%!s li!using t&! assi! oi%!

o$ t&! !r(.

2. Aoid t&! us! o$

gurati! languag!.


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Technica! Writin" vs' Literar(Writin"

TW LW

dir!%tiidstraig&t to t&! ointa%ti! oi%! o$ t&!!r(%on%is!

%r!ati!gurati!%ond!ns!drm!rt&mt&!m!

moral l!sson

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Samp!e Technica! Writin")Research*

4&! stud# r!!al!d t&at most o$ t&! t!a%&!r r!sond!ntsar! in t&!ir mid %ar!!r )it& ag!s ranging $rom >1 to 50 #!arsold. @n t&! %ontrar#, t&! n!)l# &ir!d t!a%&!rs )&os! ag!srang! $rom 21 to 0 %omris! t&! minorit# o$ t&! grou.

or!o!r, it is mani$!st!d in t&is stud# t&at t&! !-a%ag!

rogram in t&! r!s!ar%& lo%al! is !r# )!ll iml!m!nt!d asarti%ulat!d (# t&! ndings t&at t!a%&!rs &a! !'!rtis! in%lassroom instru%tion using t&! aroriat! strat!gi!s t&at)ill ti%l! t&! int!r!st and !!ntuall# gi! &ig&!r !du%ationall!arning out%om!.

urt&!r, t&is stud# un!il!d t&at t&!r! is no signi%antdi6!r!n%! on t&! %omut!r lit!ra%# o$ grad! si' t!a%&!rs)&!n anal#!d a%%ording to ag!. B!sid!s, t&! stud# alsor!!al!d t&at t&!r! is a signi%ant r!lations&i (!t)!!n%omut!r lit!ra%# o$ t!a%&!rs and t&! iml!m!ntation o$ t&!

!-l!arning a%ag! rogram.


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Samp!e Literar( Writin"

The So+nd o# Si!ence,($ Simon and Gar#+ne!

H!llo darn!ss, m# old $ri!ndI! %om! to tal )it& #ou againB!%aus! a ision so$tl# %r!!ing

;!$t its s!!ds )&il! I )as sl!!ingAnd t&! ision t&at )as lant!d in m# (rain

:till r!mainsCit&in t&! sound o$ sil!n%!

In r!stl!ss dr!ams I )al!d alon!Narro) str!!ts o$ %o((l!ston!

N!at& t&! &alo o$ a str!!tlamI turn!d m# %ollar to t&! %old and dam

C&!n m# !#!s )!r! sta((!d (# t&! as& o$ a n!on lig&t4&at slit t&! nig&t

And tou%&!d t&! sound o$ sil!n%!


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And in t&! na!d lig&t I sa)4!n t&ousand !ol!, ma#(! mor!

P!ol! taling )it&out s!aing

P!ol! &!aring )it&out list!ningP!ol! )riting songs t&at oi%!s n!!r s&ar!No on! dar!

Distur( t&! sound o$ sil!n%!

FoolsG said I, Fou do not no)

:il!n%! li! a %an%!r gro)H!ar m# )ords t&at I mig&t t!a%& #ou4a! m# arms t&at I mig&t r!a%& #ouGBut m# )ords li! sil!nt raindros $!ll

And !%&o!d in t&! )!lls o$ sil!n%!

And t&! !ol! (o)!d and ra#!d4o t&! n!on god t&!# mad!

And t&! sign as&!d out its )arningIn t&! )ords t&at it )as $orming

And t&! sign said F4&! )ords o$ t&! ro&!ts

Ar! )ritt!n on su()a# )allsAnd t!n!m!nt &alls

1 technical writing deped region seminar

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