2. • writing is another macro skill which language teachers should
master and teach students
• Writing entails control of language variables since it is an
extremely complex cognitive activity
• Good writing skills may increase the chances of a person’s success
like educational and employable requirements
• To make our writing appealing, we need to add more flavors and
make use of engaging words instead of bland phrases
4. Technical Writing Vs Creative Writing
Technical writing is:
• Writing about scientific subjects and about various technical
subjects associated with the sciences
• Is characterized by certain formal elements, such as its scientific
and technical vocabulary, use of graphic aids, and its use of
conventional report forms
• Ideally characterized by the maintenance of an attitude of
impartiality and objectivity, extreme care to convey information
accurately and precisely
5. Products of Technical Writing
1. Business letter – a type of written communication using formal
language and follows formal elements of letter writing
2. Contract – a written agreement between two people under
mutually agreed terms
3. Monograph – is a detailed essay of book on a very specific topic
4. Printed Action Memo – is a ready-format memorandum that only
requires a checkmark on the appropriate box that contains the
message
5. Graphic Aids – drawings, sketches and illustrations that aid the
readers in understanding the presented data
6. Products of Technical Writing
6. Instructional Manuals – are written to guide the readers on how to
assemble, maintain, and operate an apparatus, machine or gadget
7. Brochures – are pamphlets or flyers that endorse a product in
such a way that the potential customer will be convinced that the
product is effective and eventually avail of the product
8. Proposals – are written suggestions on how to make the company
or organization more productive and successful
9. Memoranda – are inter- office written communication used to
disseminate information
7. Five Important Principles in Good Technical
Writing
• Always have in mind a specific reader, real or imaginary, when you
are writing a report. Always assume that he is intelligent but
uninformed
• Before you start to write, always decide what the exact purpose
of your report is, and make sure that every paragraph, every
sentence, every word makes a clear contribution to that purpose
• Use language that is simple, concrete, and familiar
• At the beginning and end of
8. Five Important Principles in Good Technical
Writing
• At the beginning and end of every section of your report, check
your writing accordingly to this principle: “ First you tell the
reader what you’re going to tell him, then you tell him what
you’ve told him
• Make your report attractive
9. Purposes of Technical Writing
• To avoid confusing technical writing with other writing forms remember
that:
1. It serves as basis for management decision
2. It furnishes needed information
3. It gives instructions
4. It records business transactions through proposals
5. It procures business proposals
6. It serves as basis for public relations
7. It provides report to stockholders of companies
10. Properties of Technical Writing
1. Subject matter – “ What will I write about?
2. Audience – “ Whom am I writing for? Who are my intended readers? Or
particular reader of a technical literature
3. Expression – this property refers to two basic modes in which a
technical report has to be delivered – writing it or reading it
4. Style – refers to how the material is written, a technical writer should
use clear, specific point of view, objective, impartial, and unemotional
style
5. Arrangement of Materials – pertains o how ideas should be organized in
chronological, spatial or logical order, from general to specific or vice
versa or using illustrations to present information
11. Five Basic types of Writing
1. Technical Writing – conveys specific information about a technical
subject to a specific audience for a specific purpose
2. Creative Writing – is fiction- poetry, short stories, novels
3. Expressive writing – is a subjective response to a personal experience –
journal and diaries
4. Expository – exposes a topic analytically and objectively, such as news
reports, its goal is he same with technical writing which is to explain
or reveal knowledge but it does not expect a response or action from
the reader
5. Persuasive Writing – depends on emotional appeal and its goal is to
change one’s attitude or motivate(s) him/her to do an action
12. Differences Between Technical Writing and Creative
Writing
Technical Writing Creative Writing
Content Factual, straight- forward Imaginative, metaphoric or symbolic
Audience Specific General
Purpose inform, instruct, persuade Entertain, provoke, captivate
Style Formal, standard, academic Informal, artistic, figurative
Tone Objective Subjective
Vocabulary Specialized General, evocative
Organization Sequential, systematic Arbitrary, artistic
13. Application
Clinical Experience - Hands-on training in the clinical portion of your
education means taking blood pressure, drawing blood samples and
completing other mandatory nursing duties. Technical writing skills
apply to documenting these crucial clinical procedures for future
reference.
Internship - Nursing internships in any capacity will expose you to
many procedures related to general medical practices but also to
specific approaches to patient care, office procedures and patient
follow-up practices. As office practices vary among medical
environments, you will apply technical writing skills when you capture
your notes logically for future reference and understanding.
14. Application
Nursing Career - Technical writing skills can help set you apart from
others in the nursing profession. You might write steps for a patient's
spouse to treat a medical condition at home. Or you might research
and write a report about a new medical procedure for a doctor or
manager. Another use might be writing a procedure for a colleague on
dispensing patient medication.
