Product Description

Writing for the Technical Professions provides practical advice for composing a wide variety of professional documents.
This easy to read, easy to reference book will help any one in a technical profession communicate their ideas.   A focus on
the electronic workplace, legal and ethical issues, and an emphasis on collaboration and international communication make this book one
of the most up-to-date books on the market today. Any technical writer or professional interested in improving their writing
skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #815412 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• 528 pages

From the Back Cover
Kristin R. Woolever, Writing for the Technical Professions, Fourth Edition

Revered for its attention to the real-world context in which technical writing is carried out, Writing for the Technical Professions provides the reader with accessible, concise, and applicable advice for composing technical documents and functioning in the contemporary workplace. Writing for the Technical Professions emphasizes problem-solving techniques for communication situations that technical professionals encounter every day.

• New and varied sample documents cover a broader scope of disciplines and professional fields.
• A new chapter (Chapter 17) on communicating globally explores the challenges of working in a global context, as most technical communicators must now do.
• Coverage of the electronic workplace has been expanded reflect the growing dependence on electronic media.
• “Community Action Projects” provide suggestions for how readers can develop real projects in their local communities.
• Task-oriented strategies for real-world situations further develop the author’s problem-solving emphasis.

Customer Reviews

Great Reference Tool
This is a excellent resource for actual professionals or those just getting started in tech writing. Contents include everyday documentation like emails, reports, and RFP responses as well as sections on international communication. It also covers style and rhetorical strategy (pathos anyone?).

I used this book for a college course then kept it for my work in the real world, writing user guides for technology classrooms at my University. It is designed as a handbook and not a textbook so some chapters may be repetitive if you a reading from cover to cover. Those of you looking for long drowned out chapters of text with no meat should look elsewhere.

I hear there is a 4th edition floating around somewhere.

Quick and Easy
I was aware that the seller had not sold much on Amazon.com so I was a little leery, but the transaction was smooth and the shipment was fast. Thanks!

Writing for the Technical Professions
This book helped me write technically and professionally. The author highlighted the common errors by the writters for the technical writting. Tabs are an excellent way to organize this workbook. Some English professors already used this book as a reference book in their Technical Writing classes. I would like to use this book as a workbook to practice my technical writing skill for the computer software user manuals.