This document discusses parallel structure and the future of technical writing. It provides examples of parallel and non-parallel sentence structures. It also lists some emerging technologies for technical writing such as blogging, social bookmarking, wikis, podcasting, and screencasting.

1. ENC 2210 Professional and Technical Writing Fall 2007

2. Agenda Yacapaca Parallel Structure The Future of Technical Writing

3. Parallel Structure Compound or complex sentences should have as consistent a style as possible

4. Parallel Structure When making tacos, consider the quality of the meat, the freshness of the vegetables, and make the shell crispy. When making tacos, consider the quality of the meat, the freshness of the vegetables, and the crispiness of the shell.

5. Parallel Structure At our club meeting, we talked about finding new members, publicizing our activities, and the maintenance of our web site.

6. Parallel Structure At our club meeting, we talked about finding new members, publicizing our activities, and the maintenance of our web site.

7. Parallel Structure At our club meeting, we talked about finding new members, publicizing our activities, and maintaining our web site.

8. Parallel Structure Generally, sentences that begin with Not only feature the words but also Not only do I get Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in the morning, but I also drive through Taco Bell for lunch.

9. Parallel Structure Also, coordinating conjunctions help parallel structure Either we cater the meeting from Taco Bell or we offer a Make Your Own Taco Bar. Neither the cream nor the Sweet n Low I ordered was put in my coffee this morning.

10. The Future of Technical Writing Blogging Social Bookmarking Wiki Podcasting Screencasting Google Apps Skype

11. The Future of Technical Writing Blogging Web log Xenga, Blogger, MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, Friendster Blogging influences public discourse

12. The Future of Technical Writing Social Bookmarking Del.icio.us Indexing using list or cloud

13. The Future of Technical Writing Wiki Wikipedia.com Wiki is the Polynesian word for quick Encyclopedia with no editor that anyone can contribute to Any online, editable, workspace for collaboration

14. The Future of Technical Writing Podcasting Audacity (audio editing software) RSS / XML subscriptions Mp3 audio for portability Now there’s video!

15. The Future of Technical Writing Screencasting Wink (image capture and editing software) Shockwave/Flash movie (.swf) Executable (.exe)