1/23/22, 5:58 PM 033- Advanced Technical Communication - https://usl-tuguegarao.neolms.com/student_lesson/show/3143412?

from=%2Fstudent_…
Home

033- Advanced Technical Communication

WEEK 1: Introduction to Technical Communication

Introduction to Communication
English 1023 (Advanced Technical Communication)

AY 2021-2022

Lesson 1: Introduction to Technical Communication

Topic: Definition and Characteristics of Technical Communication

 Learning Outcomes: At the end of this lesson, you are expected to:

1. Define technical writing;

2. Compare different categories of writing communication;
3. Accomplish worksheet on the importance of technical communication

LEARNING CONTENT

Introduction:

            Technical communication is written for and about business and industry, focusing on products and services: how to manufacture them, market
them, manage them, deliver them, and use them. Technical writing is written: in the work environment or for supervisors, colleagues, subordinates,
vendors, and customers.  Technical writing, which must be understood easily and quickly, includes: memos and e-mail letters, reports, instructions,
brochures and newsletters, the job search, web pages, fliers, PowerPoint presentations, and graphics. Technical writing/Technical Communication is the
resume that helps get a job and the web page that promotes a company. In each case, the technical document must be quantifiable, precise, and easily
understood.

Why would you study technical communication? Is your learning not enough without adding one more assignment or series of assignments? What’s
the point?

You often do not believe that you will have to write at work. Do not assume that once your education is completed, writing will be a distant memory
because you are wrong!  Once you are employed, you will have to write on the job. One reason for studying teaching technical communication is so you will
know the types of documents you will write on your future job.

So, let’s prepare ourselves for an enjoyable technical writing experiences!

Lesson Proper:

What Is Technical Communication?

Technical information is frequently communicated through documents such as proposals, emails, reports, podcasts, computer help files, blogs, and
wikis. Although these documents are a key component of technical communication, so too is the process: writing and reading tweets and text messages, for
example, or participating in webinar or videoconference exchanges with colleagues. Technical communication encompasses a set of activities that people do
to discover, shape, and transmit information.

When you produce technical communication, you use the four basic communication modes — listening, speaking, reading, and writing — to analyze a
problem, find and evaluate evidence, and draw conclusions. These are the same skills and processes you use when you write in college, and the principles
you have studied in your earlier writing courses apply to technical communication. The biggest difference between technical communication and the other
kinds of writing you have done is that technical communication has a somewhat different focus on purpose and audience.

https://usl-tuguegarao.neolms.com/student_lesson/show/3143412?from=%2Fstudent_lesson%2Fshow%2F3143412%3Flesson_id%3D14476592%26… 1/2
1/23/22, 5:58 PM 033- Advanced Technical Communication - https://usl-tuguegarao.neolms.com/student_lesson/show/3143412?from=%2Fstudent_…
 

https://usl-tuguegarao.neolms.com/student_lesson/show/3143412?from=%2Fstudent_lesson%2Fshow%2F3143412%3Flesson_id%3D14476592%26… 2/2