The significance of visual aids in Technical report writing

As the modern workplace becomes increasingly collaborative, effective communication will

become more important. This includes not only informal communication between coworkers but
also formal presentations to large audiences. Because the ability to interact one-on-one is greatly
reduced in technical reports the use of tools such as visual aids can be very helpful in making
sure everyone is on the same page and that they remain engaged and retai the information
delivered.

Maintaining Interest

Many technical reports in a business setting are far from exciting. Nevertheless, the information
presented is often very important, meaning that it is key to maintain interest even while
delivering the driest data. Visual aids can help keep the reader(supervisor or other superior)
engaged by providing a splash of color to break up the monotony of rows and rows of black text.

Illustrating a Point

A picture is an effective way to describe a complex concept or make a relationship between data
points easier to understand using visual diagrams such as a pie chart. Furthermore, the
significance of changes over time, such as increased profits, can be very effectively displayed
using a time series bar or line graph.

Avoiding Reading Text Verbatim

Many professionals are in the habit of writing technical reports in the most ambiguous way i.e. they
put the report in big words which the supervisors will fail to desciper the information being delivered
thereby full professional communication would have been broke down