discuss about nature, characteristics, purpose, basic principles, functions and types of TECHNICAL WRITING

1. GROUP
8
Members:
• Ma. Rosario D. Baluyo
• John Kaece M. Dela Cruz
• John Ree M. Reyes
• Maria Emma Czarina B. Tilan
TECHNICAL
WRITING

2. NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING
Technical-writingintroduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the world of
science, technology, and business – in other words, the kind of writing that scientists, nurses, doctors,
computer specialists, government officials, engineers, and other such people do as part of their regular
work.
To learn how to write effectively for the world of work, you’ll study common types of reports,
special format items such as lists and headings, simple techniques for putting graphics into
reports, and some techniques for producing professional-looking final copy.
However, the focus for technical-writing is not necessarily career as a technical writer but an
introduction to the kinds of writing skills you need in practically any technically oriented professional
job. No matter what sort of professional work you do, you’re likely to do lots of writing – and much of it
technical in nature. The more you know about some basic technical-writing skills, which
are covered in this guide and in technical-writing courses, the better job of writing you’re likely to do. And
that will be good for the projects you work on, for the organizations you work in, and
- most of all – good for you and your career.

3. TECHNICAL WRITING
CHARACTERISTICS
• Presents and explains a subject
matter in a clear, objective, accurate,
concise, and unemotional manner.
• Uses a relatively high concentration
of certain complex and important
writing techniques particularly
description of a mechanism,
description of process, clarification,
cause and effect, comparison and
contrast, analogy and interpretation.
• Highly utilizes technical vocabulary. It
utilizes tables, graphs and figures to
clarify and support textual discussion.
It uses the conventional report forms.
PURPOSE
( PRIMARY PURPOSE )
1. TO INFORM
It is written to make another person understand
or to do something. It is designed to fulfill a
need to tell and a need to know.
2. TO ANALYZE EVENTS AND THEIR
IMPLICATIONS
It will explain how certain systems failed. This
system may include education, socioeconomic,
political and the needed change.
3. TO PERSUADE AND INFLUENCE
DECISIONS
It will show how a business or an industry
succeeds

4. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GOOD
TECHNICAL WRITING
UNDERSTANDING THE
READER
KNOWING THE PURPOSE
OF EACH ARTICLE OR
REPORT
KNOWING THE
SUBJECT MATTER
WRITING
OBJECTIVELY
USING CORRECT
FORMAT
ADOPTING ETHICAL
STANDARDS

5. FUNCTIONS OF TECHNICAL
WRITING
To serve as a basis for
management decision
To furnish needed
information
To give instructions
To serve as a basis for
public relations
To provide report to
stockholders of
companies
To record business
through proposals
To procure business
through proposals
To analyze problem areas

6. PROPOSALS
INSTRUCTIONS
AND
PROCEDURES
EMAILS, LETTERS
AND
MEMORANDA
PRESS
RELEASES
SPECIFICATIONS
DESCRIPTIONS
CASE
STUDY
RESUME AND JOB
APPLICATION
WHITE
PAPERS
TECHNICAL
REPORTS
WEBSITES
TYPES OF TECHNICAL
WRITING