FRANCISCO, Criezel P.
Friday, 2020 CEIT-03-402A
TECHNICAL WRITING
WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?
According to Connie Giordano, Technical
Writing is at times characterized as disentangling the
complex. Natural in such a compact and misleadingly
basic definition is an entire scope of abilities and
attributes that address almost every field of human
“TECHNICAL WRITING IS WHOLLY
WRITTEN TO INFORM AND SOMETIMES
TO TRIGGER THE PERSON READING
INTO MAKING AN ACTION BENEFICIAL
TO THE ONE OF THE WRITER.”
-IDREES PATEL
Today technical writing encompasses all
documentation of complex technical processes. It
includes reports, executive summary statements, and
briefs. Any time technical information is conveyed in
writing at work, it is, by definition, technical writing.
undertaking at some level. A huge subset of the more
extensive field of specialized correspondence,
specialized composing includes conveying complex data
to the individuals who need it to achieve some
undertaking or objective.
https://techwhirl.com/what-is-technical-writing
This can include high-tech manufacturing,
engineering, biotech, energy, aerospace, finance, IT, and
global supply chain.
The format is no longer bound to lengthy user
manuals. Technical information must be distilled and
presented unambiguously. This can come in the form of
technical reports, emails, policy, briefs, and press
releases.
The bottom line is if you work in a technical
field you are most likely performing technical writing.
(Tom DuPuis, 2018)
https://www.instructionalsolutions.com/blog/what-is-
technicalwriting
 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TECHNICAL WRITING
AND CREATIVE WRITING?

CREATIVE WRITING IS WRITTEN TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE. WE ENJOY READING

NOVELS AND STORIES, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NECESSARY TO READ OR HELPFUL FOR
US, JUST BECAUSE WE GET A CERTAIN PLEASURE FROM READING THEM, THE PLEASURE
WHICH CAN’T BE GOT FROM READING TECHNICAL WRITING.

Brevity
 Creative writing: When writing creatively, it’s okay to beat around the bush so-to-speak. As long as it would entertain
or amuse your readers, keeping your content descriptive and illustrative would allow you to effectively engage your
reader in what you have to say.
 Technical writing: When writing technically, remember that less is more. Keep your content as brief and to the point
as possible. While readers who read creative pieces do so to be entertained, readers of technical information do so to
be informed, either because they need the information to solve a technical problem or because they need the
information for some academic or scholarly purpose.
Language
 Creative writing: It’s okay to use idioms, slang, or colloquial as long as you know that your audience would understand
them. Try to refrain from using jargons as these might bore and confuse your reader who might be reading your piece
for entertainment purposes.
 Technical writing: It’s okay to use jargons as long as you know that your audience would be familiar with them. When
writing technically, it’s important to ensure that your content is clear and precise and is not subject to interpretation.

Imagination vs. Facts

 Creative writing: You can use your imagination more when writing creatively. This will allow you to appeal to your
reader’s emotions, which is important, especially if you’re trying to pitch a sale.
 Technical writing: When writing technically, it’s important to stick to the facts and to write in a straightforward
manner. Although it’s okay to use metaphors and analogies when explaining a technical concept, try not to let your
metaphors and analogies stray too far from the real thing.

https://www.techmaish.com/creative-writing-vs-technical-writing/
 WHAT IS THE A-Z OF TECHNICAL WRITING?

Accuracy
 Tactful in the recording of data, statement of calculating mathematical figures. A writer must always
aim to be understood.

Brevity
 Enhance understanding on the main purpose of the report, having a brief report.

Confidence
 To be decisive or sure of what he is writing about.

Dignity
 Development the ring authority, this is one of the ethical standards. See to it that all grammatical
constructions must be complete, ideas well organized, simplified, summarized and expressed in
straightforward manner.

Emphasis
 Stressing the major points and subordinating them.

Facility
 Makes report easy to read and understand. It depends on pacing, sequence, arrangement, and
continuity.

Grammatical Correctness
 Application of grammatical rules.

Honesty
 Acknowledge borrowed statement.

Illustration
 Employ illustration to concretize either thoughts or ideas.

Knowledge
 Limited for a mere collection of data of information because it involves analysis, interpretation and
formulation of conclusion.
 Logic
 Process of showing the relations among groups of things and classes of groups.

Mechanical Neatness
 Appearance of the report, perfect in shape.

Normal Procedure
 Follow acceptable arrangement of the different parts of a report.

Objectivity
 Third person point of view is preferred.

Planning
 Basic step, gives purpose and direction to what he has to write.

Qualification
 Chose statements that have direct relationship to the topic being discussed.

Revisions
 More than checking spelling, punctuation marks, spacing and margins, it cater to the diction,
organization of ideas and subject fully treated or not.

Straight Sentences
 Sentences must be limited to only one idea or two closely related ideas.

Thoroughness
 Writer must treat well his subject matter and objectives are realized.

Unity
 Every idea should have correlation to the main topic.

Word Choice
 Employ fitted words to the reader's ability and background.

Viewpoint
 Written from a certain viewpoint of a writer.

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