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Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions A Practical Guide

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ISBN-10: 0471444731

ISBN-13: 9780471444732

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: David F. Beer

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This reference for anyone involved in the basic and important practices of technical communication has been thoroughly updated to incorporate new coverage on global communication and the Internet.
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List price: $110.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/4/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 536
Size: 8.52" wide x 11.06" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 2.728
Language: English

Preface
Getting Started: Writing the First Drafts
Can Engineers Write? (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984)
Preparing to Write the Document: A Worksheet for Situational Analysis in the Workplace (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1990)
Issue Trees: A Tool to Aid the Engineering Writer (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(2) June 1994)
Ready, Aim--Write! (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(1) March 1988)
Beginnings and Endings: Keys to Better Engineering Technical Writing (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(4) December 1997)
Could You Be Clearer? An Examination of the Multiple Perspectives of Clarity (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992)
The Grammar Instinct (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(2) June 2002)
Comparing the Two Cultures in Technical Writing (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(2) June 1991)
Construction and Content: Putting Documents Together
Creating a Doc Spec (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(2) June 1999)
Write a Good Technical Report (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984)
How to Avoid the Transitional Ax in Indirect Bad News Messages (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(1) March 1991)
Job Hunting: Sharpening Your Competitive Edge (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(4) December 1984)
How to Write a Recommendation (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(4) December 1984)
Some Guidance on Preparing Technical Articles for Publication (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989)
Today's Style Guide: Trusted Tool with Added Potential (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998)
"Professional Communication" and the "Odor of Mendacity": The Persistent Suspicion that Skillful Writing is Successful Lying (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-38(3) September 1995)
Text and Graphics: Presenting Information Visually
Editing Visual Media (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998)
Visual Discriminability of Headings in Text (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992)
Choosing the Right Graph (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(1) March 2002)
Table Construction: Do's and Don'ts (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989)
Safety Labels: What to Put in Them, How to Write Them, and Where to Place Them (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(3) September 1987)
Editing Math: What to Do with the Symbols (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-33(3) June 1990)
Displaying Scientific Graphics on Computer (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(2) June 1997)
Manuals and Procedures: Giving Directions that Work
Designing and Writing Operating Manuals (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984)
Manual Dexterity--What Makes Instructional Manuals Usable (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(2) June 1984)
Selecting and Switching: Some Advantages of Diagrams Over Tables and Lists for Presenting Instructions (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(4) December 1998)
Using a Structured Design Analysis To Simplify Complex In-House Computer Manuals (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(1) March 1992)
Single-Source Manuals (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(2) June 1994)
The Effects of Screen Captures in Manuals: A Textual and Two Visual Manuals Compared (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(2) June 1999)
The User Edit: Making Manuals Easier to Use (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-24(1) March 1981)
Proposals: Writing to Win the Customer
Fifteen Questions to Help You Write Winning Proposals (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(2) June 1983)
The Short Proposal: Versatile Tool for Communicating Corporate Culture in Competitive Climates (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(2) June 1989)
Technical Writing and Illustrating Strategies for Winning Government Contracts (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-28(2) June 1992)
Storyboarding Can Help Your Proposal (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989)
Developing Winning Proposal Strategies (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(3) September 1991)
Clarification Questions That Work (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(2) June 1988)
Proposals: Write to Win (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(2) June 1983)
Broadening Employment Horizons: Transferring Proposal Writing Skills from For-Profit to Nonprofit Organizations (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(2) June 1996)
Revising and Editing: Refining Your Documents
Theory and Practice of Editing Processes in Technical Communication (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-28(1) March 1985)
When the Basics Aren't Enough: Finding a Comprehensive Editor (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(3) September 1994)
Collaborative Writing in the Workplace (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(3) September 1989)
Reverse Engineering: The Outline As Document Restructuring Tool (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-29(3) September 1986)
How Writing Helps R&D Work (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(2) June 1987)
The Paradox of Revision: A Study of Writing as a Product in the Revision of Manuals (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(1) March 1996)
Online Editing: Mark-Up Models and the Workplace Lives of Editors and Writers (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-38(3) June 1995)
Oral Presentations: Speaking Effectively to Groups
A Quick and Easy Strategy for Organizing a Speech (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-33(3) September 1990)
A Good Speech is Worth a Thousand (Written) Words (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-27(1) March 1984)
The Engineering Presentation--Some Ideas on How to Approach and Present It (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(4) December 1983)
Authenticity Beats Eloquence (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-30(2) June 1987)
Handling a Hostile Audience--With Your Eyes (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-32(1) March 1989)
Improving Oral Marketing Presentations in the Technology-Based Company (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-31(2) June 1988)
Illustrations in Oral Presentations: Photographs (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(3) September 1998)
Producing a Video on a Technical Subject: A Guide (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-36(2) June 1993)
Listening, Meeting, and Teamwork: Working with Others to Get Results
You Haven't Heard a Word I Said: Getting Managers to Listen (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-37(1) March 1994)
Becoming an Effective Listener (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-23(2) June 1980)
Toward Better Meetings: A Psychologist's View (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-24(3) September 1981)
Presenting the Successful Technical Seminar (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-26(1) March 1983)
Project Characteristics and Group Communication: An Investigation (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-45(2) June 2002)
Between Silence and Voice: Communicating in Cross-Functional Project Teams (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-34(1) March 1991)
A Dialogue Technique to Enhance Electronic Communication in Virtual Teams (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(2) June 2000)
Videoconferencing as a Communication Tool (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997)
Global Communication: Conveying Meaning Internationally
World Language Status Does Not Ensure World Class Usage (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(1) March 1992)
English Language Education for Specific Professional Needs (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(3) September 2001)
When Culture and Rhetoric Contrast: Examining English as the International Language of Technical Communication (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(4) December 1999)
The Organization of Japanese Expository Passages (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-42(3) September 1999)
Measuring the Translatability of Simplified English in Procedural Documents (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997)
Babel in Document Design: The Evaluation of Multilingual Texts (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(3) September 2000)
Aligning International Editing Efforts with Global Business Strategies (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-35(2) June 1992)
Tackling the Needs of Foreign Academic Writers: A Case Study (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997)
The Internet: Making the Most of Cyberspace
Stylistic Guidelines for E-Mail (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-77(4) December 1994)
"Who's Reading My E-Mail?" A Study of Professionals' E-Mail Usage and Privacy Perceptions in the Workplace (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(1) March 1997)
Customer Partnering: Data Gathering For Complex On-Line Documentation (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-40(2) June 1997)
Challenges in Developing Research-Based Web Design Guidelines (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-43(3) September 2000)
The Web and Corporate Communication: Potentials and Pitfalls (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-39(1) March 1996)
Editing A Web Site: Extending the Levels of Edit (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-41(1) March 1998)
Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities: An Introduction for Web Developers (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(4) December 2001)
A Conceptual Framework for International Web Design (IEEE Trans. Prof. Comm. PC-44(2) June 2001)
Index
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