Writing for Technical Professionals: Guide for Scientists, Engineers and Data Processors

PLANNING THE DOCUMENT. Analyzing the Audience. Managing Your Preparation Time. Organizing Your Thoughts: The Formal Outline, the Random List, the Computer-Screen Outline, and the Idea Wheel. DRAFTING AND REVISING YOUR DOCUMENT. Organizing Your Document. Paragraph Development. Sentence Structure. Precision in Word and Phrase Choices. Lists: Uses and Misuses. Analogies: When to Use Them and How to Develop Them. Emphasis. Persuasion. Passive Style Versus Direct Style. Technical Accuracy and Completeness. GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS. Formal Research Reports. Transmittal Documents. Status Reports. Service and Inspection Reports. Specifications. Procedures and Operating Instructions. Proposals for External Readers. Manuals. Correspondence. Papers and Journal Articles. EFFECTIVE VISUALS. Selecting and Designing Effective Visuals. THE EDITORIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGERS AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS. What Help Should a Manager Give'. Obstacles to ''Getting It Right the First Time22. Appendices. Index.Booher, Dianna D. is the author of 'Writing for Technical Professionals: Guide for Scientists, Engineers and Data Processors' with ISBN 9780471602514 and ISBN 0471602515.