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Technical communication : process and product /

by Gerson, Steven M; Gerson, Sharon J.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Pearson, c2014Edition: 8th ed.Description: xxviii, 590 p. : ill (some col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780321864949; 0321864948; 9780321889850; 0321889851.Subject(s): English language -- Technical English | English language -- Rhetoric | Technical writing | English language -- Rhetoric | English language -- Technical English | Technical writing
Contents:
An introduction to technical communication -- The communication process -- Objectives in technical communication -- Audience recognition -- Ethical considerations -- Research -- Routine correspondence -- Social media -- The job search -- Document design -- Using visual aids -- Communicating to persuade -- Technical descriptions and process analyses -- Instructions, user manuals, and standard operating procedures -- Web sites and online help -- Short, informal reports -- Long, formal reports -- Proposals -- Oral presentations.
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Library Collection 		PE1475 G47 2014 (Browse shelf) Available 00018448
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Sharon Gerson's name appears first in earlier editions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-584) and index.

An introduction to technical communication -- The communication process -- Objectives in technical communication -- Audience recognition -- Ethical considerations -- Research -- Routine correspondence -- Social media -- The job search -- Document design -- Using visual aids -- Communicating to persuade -- Technical descriptions and process analyses -- Instructions, user manuals, and standard operating procedures -- Web sites and online help -- Short, informal reports -- Long, formal reports -- Proposals -- Oral presentations.

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