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Practical Models for Technical Communication

ISBN:

9781943536955

Practical Models of Technical Communication is a college-level textbook for technical writers and communicators. Written in plain and accessible language, this textbook is designed to provide students with solid tools, useful models, interesting scenarios, and a vocabulary of technical terms that will allow them to communicate effectively as part of a fast-paced, global workforce. Its approachable, real-world examples and detailed visuals guide students in creating multimodal, technical documents that reach a broad audience.

This book explores the fundamentals of technical communication, expanding on the following topics:

•        Writing and organizing an array of technical documents such as definitions, descriptions, instructions, procedures, proposals, and reports

•        Embracing ethical communication visually and in writing

•        Designing documents for readability, emphasis, and organization

•        Increasing rhetorical awareness of multimodality in all types of communication

•        Researching and documenting source material effectively

•        Crafting successful job materials for entering the workforce

•        Communicating professionally within various work environments

•        Navigating the changing needs of audiences that technical writers meet along the way

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Shannon Kelley

Shannon Kelley has taught writing at a community college since 2014. Shannon authored this book to help streamline necessary and relevant technical communication at the introductory level.

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