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Technical Writing

 On- the- job writing


 Any kind of writing you might be called upon to produce in the workplace-whether in the
industry, business or other professions that create action (Manguerra, 2010).

Technical Writing Versus Non-Technical Writing

Technical Writing Non-Technical Writing


 Deals with subjects in science,  Covers other types of writing such as
engineering and technology literary and essays
 Employs a scientific point of view  Puts emphasis on an artistic point of view
 Uses precise words  Is marked with colorful words
 Uses technical vocabulary and graphic  Allows usage of words and structure that
aids responds to a peculiar personal
 Style is simple and direct prescription
 Leaves no room for conflicting  Style is easy, light and familiar
interpretations  Expression of thought is rich and well-
 Leaves its readers with specific articulated
knowledge  Ranges from simple to complex
 Is impartial and objective organization
 Is concise and unemotional  Presents the writer’s opinion
 Attempts to arouse emotion

Aspects of Technical Writing (Mills and Walters, 1978)

1. Common End-Products of Technical Writing


 Business letters
 Various kinds of reports
 Articles for technical journals and books
 Memoranda
 Handbooks
 Brochures
 Proposals
 Oral reports
 Graphic/Visual aids
 Specifications
 Instructional Manuals/ User’s Guide
 Contracts
 Resume/Curriculum Vitae
 Minutes of Meeting
2. The Skills needed in preparing technical documents
 Special Techniques of Technical writing
 Style (how sentences are put together)
 Introductions, transitions, and conclusion (telling readers what you are going to tell
them, and to tell them what you have told them)
 Outline (organizing your writing)
 The Format (layout/design-spacing, margins, subheads and title page)

Distinctions of Different types of Writing

Technical Writing Literary Writing Expository Academic Writing


Writing
Purpose To get something To express To explain, To demonstrate
done within an creative and inform, persuade what you know
organization artistic intent that about the topic
communicates
with the human
condition
Audience Different readers Mostly students Any group of A teacher or
with different readers with an another adult who
technical interest in a topic requests the
background assignment
Content Factual, straight- Imaginative, Information from Usually student’s
forward metaphoric, all kinds of assignment on a
symbolic sources, including particular topic or
personal lesson
experience, to
support the main
point/argument
Knowledge of Usually greater The writer Narrowed enough The reader
Topic than that of the expresses literary to develop a evaluates the
readers devices central focus writer’s work
Tone Objective and Subjective, Personal Subjective/Objective
scientific artistic
Vocabulary Specialized General, General General
evocative
Source: http://www.micron.com/k12/writing/differences, http:// www.classuidaho.edu/druker/difference.htm

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