Lesson 2 Flashcards
(16 cards)
It is written to explain a process, to describe the progress of an ongoing task, to convince the reader on the feasibility of a proposed subject
Technical Paper
What is the technical Paper sometimes called as?
Technical or Scientific Report
Drafting technical communication used in technical and occupational fields
Technical Paper
Who said “technical communication “serves practical purposes” for a variety of leaders”
Anderson (2018)
Purposes of Technical Papers
Informational
Instructional
Persuasive
What are the audience for technical papers
Technicians
Executive Readers
Non specialists
Labeled as specialists. These are those who build, operate, maintain and repair items
Technicians
Have the power to accept or reject your proposal
Executive readers
Layperson’s who are the least knowledgeable among your readers
Non specialists
What are the outputs or end products of technical writing
- Abstract
- Brochure
- Business letter
- Contract
- Feasibility ads
- Graphic aids
- Instructional manual
The characteristics of an effective technical paper
- Clarity
- Accuracy
- Comprehensiveness
- Accessibility
- Conciseness
- Correctness
What is the structure of a technical/academic paper
Intro
Issues and literature
How to address this issue
Approaches that can be adopted
Also known as scholarly papers, provide fresh research findings reviews of prior findingsz or demonstration of wholly novel inventions
Academic Papers
What communication aims to influence a choice
Persuasion (Brembeck and Howell 1976)
What are the types of persuasion
Speech to convince
Speech to stimulate
Speech to actuate
A short description of an idea, product or company that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in a short period of time
Elevator pitch
