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What isthe importance of technical writing?
the most importance is the software industry..
Is the APA style most appropriate for technical writing?
APA style is certainly a good choice for most appropriate in technical writing (I am an engineer and that is the style I had to use). It will depend on the requirements of the person or institution that will be the final authority on what style is required for your work.
What is the subject matter of technical writing?
More than likely it has something to do with the interests of the author or writer itself as it pertains to the cumulative knowledge gathered to be presented in such a way as to inform as well as satiate the reader's curiosities.Another AnswerTechnical writing is centered around the software or hardware at hand. Most businesses that produce technologies also produce the technical materials written to explain how to use the technologies.
What is Difference between technical writing and academic writing?
Subject: Academic vs. technical writingFrom: Chaim Chatan Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 16:29:29 +0200Since there is a discussion of the differences between academic writing andtechnical writing, let me give you the perspective of someone who has doneboth. There are very important differences between academic and technicalwriting. One must also realize that there are also different types ofacademic writing and different types of technical writing.First of all, the purposes and audiences are different between academic andtechnical writing. The purposes of academic writing can be: 1) to presentthe results of one's knowledge, 2) to present the results gained from one'spersonal research, and 3) to present one's point of view. Of course, bothtechnical and academic writing is laden with jargon, but the jargon is usedfor different purposes. As far as technical writing is concerned, thepurposes of technical writing can be: 1) to teach someone how to use aspecific product or service; and 2) to describe the procedures that areemployed by companies for carrying out various tasks.The audiences are completely different. The academic is writing to fellowscholars, and often, depending on the journal or publication, to thegeneral public. The technical writer is writing to the user of the productor the service, or to government inspectors who need to see how the companycarries out certain tasks. Users, of course, differ from product toproduct. In addition, technical writing differs from area to area. Forexample, writing documentation for software is different from writingdocumentation for hardware.When I took a technical writing course as part of my professionalretraining, I had to unlearn a lot of what I had been doing as an academicwriter. We are dealing with different styles of writing altogether. Also,there is good and bad academic and technical writing, and a good academicwriter may not become a good technical writer and vice versa. I have seendownright awful academic writing, where the author wrote extremely unclearand obscure prose, and I have seen extremely garbled technical writing,where it was difficult to follow the instructions.The important variable here is teachability. If an academic writer whowants to become a technical writer is not teachable, especially coming fromthe academic and liberal arts world, he/she will not be a good technicalwriter. Good academic writing is not enough--teachability is the mostimportant factor. One of the most important tasks of interviewers ofcandidates for technical writing jobs, especially candidates who have nothad professional experience, is not just simply to look at the writingsamples of the candidates, but to assess how teachable they are. If thecandidate has both academic and technical writing samples, the interviewershould be able to assess whether the candidate has grasped the differencesbetween the two types of writing. This is one way to measure teachability.A bit of advice for academics who want to go into technical writing is toperuse all the various types of manuals and documentation written bytechnical writers to get a sense of what is involved in technical writing.
What is facility of technical writing?
This refers to the devices used by the writer to make his report easy to read and understand. In most cases, report writing depends more on pacing, sequesnce, arrangement and continuity of ideas as well as information
What type of writing would be most likely to be ficton?
Novel
Tips for Writing skills Interview writing?
When interviewing for a job that requires writing skills, you will most likely have to submit a sample of your writing to demonstrate your abilities. You may also want to list your writing skills on your resume. Include the types of writing you have done, such as technical writing, Internet content, and blogging.
Which type of writing is most commonly used in the field of information technology?
technical writing
When writing dialogue with what type of speech would you most likely use slang?
informal
What isthe importance of technical writing?
the most importance is the software industry..
Do you underline The Iliad?
If you are writing it in an essay, than you would most likely italicize it: The Iliad, however, you can underline it, if you are writing by hand: The Iliad. That would be perfectly fine.
In situations would a writer most likely use informal language?
Writing a letter to a friend.
What types of writing would most likely be friction?
NOVEL - go to dictionary.com and type in "Novel"
In which situation would a writer most likely use informal language?
Writing a letter to a friend.
Compare and contrast technical writing from non technical writing?
Following are the parameters you need to be kept in mind while comparing technical and non-technical writing.Subject TreatmentIn technical writing, feelings and thoughts of writer must NOT be included. Scope of DocumentIn technical writing, writer must be aware of the scope of the document he is writing. Needs Of ReaderWriter must understand the needs of reader he is writing document for. For example, Writer must tell the reader, this is our product, you need this product because....... and it will be very much beneficial to you because of ........ etc. Organize DocumentTechnical document must be well organized. It MUST have a proper opening, body and conclusion. Identification of AudienceI would say, it is the most important part of writing a technical document. You must identify the audience you are talking to. ConciseA technical document must be concise and comprehensive. Above are the parameters you must keep in mind while writing a technical or business document. And it is easy to deduce that these are the attributes of technical writing, NON-TECHNICAL writing may not have anyone of above mentioned attributes.
Why would you most likely use a web diagram?
to narrow your writing topic during the prewriting stage
What is mummy writing?
Most likely they are hieroglyps.
