Technical Communications

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Technical Communications

• Definition filtering, evaluating interpreting
  and packaging relevant data
• data measurements, statistics, observations and
  prices
• information relevant and purposeful data must
  know material.

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Technical Communications

• Purpose for people to efficiently process
  information in order to take action on it.
• Tech document--
• valuereference not Pulitzer prize
• goalefficiency

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Technical Communications

• Inefficient Communication is marked by
• too much or too little info
• irrelevant info
• confusing info
• jargon (academese bueracratese kissassese)
• uninviting appearance/no visual aids

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Technical Communications

• Efficient Communication contains
• clear findings
• organization that guides one from step to step
• style that promotes rapid reading and
  understanding
• visuals that help clarify concepts and
  relationships and substitute for words whenever
  possible
• format (layout, typeface) that is accessible and
  appealing
• supplements (abstracts appendices) that help
  users to access sections they need and bypass the
  rest

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