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TECHNICAL WRITING

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TECHNICAL WRITING

TECHNICAL WRITINGAnt-rust Spray 1 is an anti-corrosion wax for routine maintenance of mechanical equipment. This can be applied directly onto bolts, flanges, crevices, and into void areas as well as onto pipes, valves, and flat steel. Easy to use, Anti-Rust Spray 1 contains rust stabilizing pigment which treats with rust to provide effective short-term corrosion protection. Heres a technical description of the type of rust killer:Appearance: Red/Brown Wax SpraySpecific Gravity: 0.02Kg/liter/lbs/US gallon: 0.88 (7.35)Active protection period: 12 mos.Storage: cool, dry place at minimum temperature of 10 C (50F)Propellant: butane (Propane mix)Product No.: 140-59380 (4050 ND)The active protection period is dependent upon environmental conditions. Anti-Rust Spray 1 should be regularly applied for complete protection in aggressive environments.

TECHNICAL WRITINGis an act of communicating, through writing, whatever you think and feel about your job, business, industry, profession, and organizationOn-the-job writing Science, Technology, Engineering

technikos (Greek) and techne (French) art, craft and skillTeks (Indo-European) weave or fabricate

is an act of communicating, through writing, whatever you think and feel about your job, business, industry, profession, and organizationOn-the-job writing Science, Technology, Engineering

McMurray (2002)- expressions circulating in this group of readers are not understandable or familiar to all kinds of people

Reep (2003)- Having its own subject matter, format, technical terms, and audience, technical writing exists to others as: Professional Writing, Business Writing, Occupational Writing, or On-The-Job Writing

Holloway (2008)- this is the type of writing that has the purpose of displaying information on the paper to get results

Characteristics of Technical WritingAccuratedeals with facts that are completely true, instead of things whose identity, appearance, or measurements are so difficult to determine

ClearYour readers are able to get a quick understanding of the main message or point of the whole composition

FormalYou cannot just write anything you like in any way you want on your writing paper, because some writing standards underlie the structure, pattern, format and language of this kind of writing

GraphicalTables, charts, figures, diagrams, maps, pictures, and other illustrations

ObjectiveAvoid revealing your individual thinking, personal meaning, or emotional attitude about your subject matter

PracticalYou can apply, use or carry out in your day-to-day living

ProceduralRules or conventions determine the appropriateness of your written output or technical writing

Specialcaters to specific people rather than to any group of people

StraightforwardPresenting knowledge or ideas honestly and directly

Presentablethe physical appearance of a technical writing output somehow mirrors the person who produced it

Importance of Technical WritingCompletion of taskFacility of workImprovement of interpersonal relationshipsIncrease of income

Means of job promotionImprovement of personality traitsSecurity of records

Qualities of Technical WritingSuperior communication skillsHigher Order Thinking SkillsPersuasive SkillsIntegrityZest

Although repairs were done by the top technicians of the companyHoping to repair the machine before the end of the dayAs the world awaits more technological inventions to prove mans creativity

Stretching their imagination to invent amazing mechanical devices Becoming famous worldwide with its unique business strategyTo build a turbine that could replace the slow-moving machineBecause the solar plant furnishes energy to operate a steam engine

When all the machines expected to complete the task look so old, rusty and damagedSince the borrowed machine stopped operating instantlyFor all customers who find the machine effective in producing the items needed for the exportation of the products