EFFECTIVE COMM.F/TECH.PROF.>CA

Name: EFFECTIVE COMM.F/TECH.PROF.>CA
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ISBN: 9780130037176

ISBN-10: 0130037176

ISBN-13: 9780130037176

Edition: 1st

Authors: MACLENNAN

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Intended for usage in a one- or two-semester course in communication for technical professionals. While most technical communication texts offer writing practice only, Effective Communication for the Technical Professions incorporates the skills of critical reading and analysis that many employers note are missing in today's graduates. The variety of writing samples, some of which violate the principles of good writing, can be used to help the students develop skill in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of different communicative strategies. By comparing effective examples with ineffective or flawed examples, students will develop greater discernment and critical skill that in…

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List price: $62.44
Edition: 1st
Publisher: PEARSON
Publication date: 1/1/2002



Preface



Understanding the Communicative Situation



Style in Professional Writing: An Overview



Style and Strategies in Technical Communication



Letters, Memos, and E-mail Messages



Informal and Semiformal Reports



Formal Reports and Proposals



Oral Reports and Presentations



The Application Package



The Job Interview


Epilogue: Communication Ethics and Etiquette



How Texts Communicate: Some Suggestions for Reading Critically



Grammar Review



Punctuation


Index