Characteristics of effective technical communication, Clarity, Conciseness, Coherence, Accuracy, Appropriateness

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2. Characteristics
of Effective
Technical
Communication
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3. CONTENTS
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Introduction
Accuracy
Clarity
Conciseness
Coherence
Appropriateness
Conclusion

4. INTRODUCTION
• An essential ingredient for the success and the
quality of any product, service or business
• It is basically a way to communicate with
someone or multiple people in the most
simple way possible.
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5. INTRODUCTION
• This aims to ensure that participants can make
their technical documentation accurate, brief,
clear and complete.
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6. CHARACTERISTICS
Accuracy
Clarity
Conciseness
Coherence
Appropriateness
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7. ACCURACY
• Accuracy refers to the truthfulness and the
variety of a given statement.
• Proofreading avoid from spelling mistakes or
grammar mistakes.
• Use technology to catch errors or use
dictionary when needed.
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8. CLARITY
• Audience understand that what you want to
communicate.
• Use simple and clear language.
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9. CONCISENESS
• Conciseness can make your communication
summarized.
• Avoid using unnecessary materials that
confuses audience.
• Say more with few words.
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10. COHERENCE
• It is the quality of consistency and
organization of writing the technical report or
document.
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11. APPROPRIATENESS
• Communication must be according to the
audience.
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12. CONCLUSION
• The practice of Technical communication is
recommended for all professional and educational
conferences. It enables the speaker to develop
a comprehensive, correct, accessible, concise and
accurate communication which relays information
from the audience point of view by anticipating or
responding to their need.
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13. REFERENCES
• https://prezi.com/qkv7zhqipait/characteristics-of-effective-
technical-communication/
• http://web.mit.edu/course/21/21.guide/eff-char.htm
• https://sites.google.com/site/tannerenglishforever/home/su
mmary/clarityconcisenessandaccuracyintechnicalcommunicati
on
• http://www.essltd.ie/what-we-do/asset-management-
training/technical-soft-skills/introduction-to-technical-
writing/
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