A. Accuracy.

This can be
attained by guarding against
careless thinking, expressions
and calculations.
B. Brevity. is conciseness of
expression, checking the
development of your own
ideas and accuracy of
expression.
C. Coherence. An effective
paper is coherent coherence
refers to the sticking together of
ideas an effective writer has a
way of putting ideas together to
form a coherent whole.
D. Directness. An effective
paper is direct to the point a
technical writer has to refrain
from going around the bush or
the so-called roundabout
construction.
E. Emphasis. Make your report
forceful.
F. Factuality. An effective technical
paper is factual. The information
that it contains is based on facts
therefore , it is provable and
credible. It is not a product of
man's imagination , speculation ,
or hallucination.
G. Grammatical Correctness.
Acceptable grammatical practice is
important for sensible as well as social
reasons.
H. Heaviness. An effective
technical paper is heavy. In as much as a
subject matter of a technical paper is
serious, that is , a scientific subject or a
technical topic associated with The
Sciences, technical writing manifest a
scientific subject or a technical topic
associated with the sinuses, technical
writing manifests heaviness.
I. Illustrations. The use of graphic
materials is very useful in technical
writing.
J. Judgment. Judicious weighing of
evidence is important in a report. The
best evidence is that which is (1) most
ample (2) most pertinent (3) most simple
(4) most in harmony with the rest of
available evidence.

K. Knowledge. The communication of

knowledge is one of the chief functions of
the report. It is more than a collection of
data for it involves interpretations and
formulation of conclusions. Without
intelligent interpretation, data will remain
useless.
L. Logic. The process of showing the
relations among groups of things and
classes of group is logic. It is a process
of classification, putting things in their
proper places.
M. Mechanical Neatness. A
report should be neatly typed and well
margined so that it will be easier to read.
Headings, subheadings and indention
are mechanical devices which help to
make the organization of the content
clear. Your report must then be clean,
free from typographical errors and
erasures.
N. Neutrality. An effective
technical paper is neutral. It is not
biased it is not favor only one side.
O. Order. An effective technical
paper is written in an orderly
manner.
P. Planning. You need to have a
clear idea of where you are going to
end before you begin writing.
Q. Quality. An effective technical
paper is a quality paper.
R. Reader frienliness. An
effective technical paper is reader-
friendly.
S. Straight Sentences. In a
good report, each paragraph begins
with a straight forward statement of its
subject.
T. Thoroughness. You can be
thorough by (1) preparing a checklist
or requirements in the planning phase
(2) marking off each requirement as it
is fulfilled (3) using the checklist again
in the revision phase for a final check.

U. Unity. A unified report is one in

which everything is clearly relevant to
main point under discussion.
V. Veracity. An effective technical
paper is veracious.

W. Word Choice. Avoid pompous,

vague and ornate words. Be precise
as you can.

X. X Factor. An effective technical

paper has an X Factor.
Y. You. A report is written for an
audience and you should think in
terms of pacing and timing. Thus your
information can be presented in
segments appropriate to your reader’s
knowledge and needs.

Z. Zest. Write only when you have

something worth saying and write as
though you were performing a service
that only you can perform.