TECHNICAL WRITING PRESENTED BY SATHYA RAMANAN.S 115012013906

JARGON IN TECHNICAL WRITING

Jargon is a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside of it.

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STYLES IN TECHNICAL WRITING

Technical writing is any written form of writing or drafting technical communication used in a

variety of technical and occupational fields, such as computer hardware and software,

engineering, chemistry, aeronautics, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and

biotechnology.

TECHNICAL LANGUAGE

Technical skills or technical language refers to the skills or terminologies that are typically best understood by people

who specialize in that field or area

ELEMENTS OF TONE

DICTION

1SYNTAX

2IMAGERY

3

GOALS OF TECHNICAL WRITING

Write clearly, using words the audience understands.1

Compose simple, active voice sentences2

3Evaluate your writing: write, review, and repeat.4

Understand the audience and speak directly to the reader.

FIVE RULES OF CONCISE COMMUNICATION

1 Avoid the obvious

2 Avoid padding

3 Avoid redundant prepositional phrases

4 Avoid verbosity

5 Avoid pomposity

PUNCTUATION

Just as in regular text, it is important to punctuate lists correctly. If the list is made up of phrases, capitalize the first word of each list item. Do not end each list item with a comma

or full-stop (period).

List items are sometimes an initial phrase followed by a complete sentence

2

Formality

1Subject

3Audience

4

Purpose

PurposeOur purpose is to inform, not to entertain. So our writing must be informational.

AudienceAudience awareness dictates style.

FormalityPart of our task as information specialists is to

write in a tone suitable for the audience

SubjectSubject matter is important. Remember that warnings come first.

DEFINATIONS OF PUNCTUATION