assignment english
Romelito S. Legaspi Jr. ENG 203
Ms. Lovie M. Santos June 12,2014
Assignment:
1. What is Technical Communication?
Technical communications is another name for the field known as technical writing. It is also a relatively new discipline, which has developed in response to the expanding role of technology in people’s lives. It involves writing paper-based instruction manuals, brochures, and tutorials, as well as designing and developing online help, Web sites and other types of online documentation. It can also involve editing, and writing reports and abstracts.
2. What are the principles of communication?
Know your audience
Know your purpose
Know your topic
Anticipate objections
Present a rounded picture
Achieve credibility with your audience.
Follow through on what you say
Communicate a little at a time
Present information in several ways
Develop a practical, useful way to get feedback
Use muliple communication techniques
3. What are the types of technical communication?
Reports: Are made at all levels from students to business people, for various purposes. Perfect format and layout are very important factors in a report, as it contains the complete information of any project. Wide knowledge pertaining to the subject of the report is absolutely necessary for any author. It requires intense research and data analysis. For example Business and sales reports ,Academic project reports and Case study reports.
Presentaion: The presentation model depends upon the intended audience, whether they are internal audience or external audience. A presentation can be made using equipment and graphical aids such as flip charts, tables, transparencies, bar graphs, slides, multimedia objects, pie charts, dry erase boards, line drawings, handouts, physical objects, etc.
Ms. Lovie M. Santos June 12,2014
Assignment:
1. What is Technical Communication?
Technical communications is another name for the field known as technical writing. It is also a relatively new discipline, which has developed in response to the expanding role of technology in people’s lives. It involves writing paper-based instruction manuals, brochures, and tutorials, as well as designing and developing online help, Web sites and other types of online documentation. It can also involve editing, and writing reports and abstracts.
2. What are the principles of communication?
Know your audience
Know your purpose
Know your topic
Anticipate objections
Present a rounded picture
Achieve credibility with your audience.
Follow through on what you say
Communicate a little at a time
Present information in several ways
Develop a practical, useful way to get feedback
Use muliple communication techniques
3. What are the types of technical communication?
Reports: Are made at all levels from students to business people, for various purposes. Perfect format and layout are very important factors in a report, as it contains the complete information of any project. Wide knowledge pertaining to the subject of the report is absolutely necessary for any author. It requires intense research and data analysis. For example Business and sales reports ,Academic project reports and Case study reports.
Presentaion: The presentation model depends upon the intended audience, whether they are internal audience or external audience. A presentation can be made using equipment and graphical aids such as flip charts, tables, transparencies, bar graphs, slides, multimedia objects, pie charts, dry erase boards, line drawings, handouts, physical objects, etc.