ENGL2950 Chapter 1: Scientific Technical Communication Chapter 1
10 Jan 2017
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Technical communication is the exchange of information that helps people interact with technology and solve problems. Digital technology makes it easy to bring people together, especially across different time zones or work schedules. Digital technology also provides plenty of ways to research and find information. Electronically linked - our global community shares social, political, and financial interests. This means that the documents you create need to reflect global and cultural diversity. The documents need to be easily translated and easily accessible. Everyone uses technical communication some time in their career or life, it is not just one career. The documents are focused on your readers and take into consideration who they are and what they do. The documents utilize figures and tables effectively and the documents have to be clear and concise. Delivered in both paper and digital versions. The main purposes of technical communication is to:
