This book offers an easy-to-use approach towards learning the fundamentals of technical writing. The author's writing style is user-friendly, and engages the reader by providing a comprehensive overview of current topics in technical writing. Chapter topics cover process in technical writing; ethics and globalism in the workplace; organizing information; page design; patterns of organization; process descriptions and instructions; letters, memos, and electronic communication; informal reports; formal reports; proposals and feasibility studies; graphics; oral communication; technical research; and style in technical writing. For professionals in the technical writing field.
Pfeiffer's Technical Writing: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition, continues to set the standard with these important and practical features:
- Focus on both the writing process and the writing product
- A simple "ABC" pattern for organizing all types of documents
- A fictional company―McDuff, Inc.―that gives students a working world context for writing models and assignments
- Easy-to-use, numbered guidelines for writing documents
- Annotated writing models conveniently grouped at the ends of chapters
- "Communication Challenge" case studies at the end of all 15 chapters
- Alphabetized writing "Handbook" for quick reference
- Ethics assignments in every chapter
- Coverage of international communication
The fifth edition includes these NEW features: