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    This document introduces the key characteristics of technical writing, including that it focuses on technical, medical, or scientific subjects; is adapted for a specific audience; is fact-dense from research; has obvious organization; uses a direct, straightforward, concise, and precise style; maintains an objective tone; and enhances the message with special features that highlight essential information. It emphasizes that understanding the subject, audience, research, organization, style, tone, and special features are critical aspects of technical writing.

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    This document introduces the key characteristics of technical writing, including that it focuses on technical, medical, or scientific subjects; is adapted for a specific audience; is fact-dense from research; has obvious organization; uses a direct, straightforward, concise, and precise style; maintains an objective tone; and enhances the message with special features that highlight essential information. It emphasizes that understanding the subject, audience, research, organization, style, tone, and special features are critical aspects of technical writing.

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    Chapter 1

    What Is Technical Writing?


    Focus on Technical Writing

    Students should recognize characteristics of writing with which they are familiar. Then as students
    compare answers for each document, they should be able to compile a working definition of technical
    communication.

    Define how each point is critical for technical writing:

    • Subject: technical, medical, and/or scientific


    • Audience: adapted, targeted for a specific audience
    • Research: fact-dense
    • Organization: obvious
    • Style: direct, straightforward, concise, precise
    • Tone: objective
    • Special features: enhance the message and highlight essential information

    Subject- you need to know the subject in order to understand what your writing about.
    Audience- Knowing the audience you are presenting to determine how you present it, what info you present,
    and how you write it.
    research-so that you can prove you are correct
    organization-so that it is easier for the reader to follow
    style- helps you to write documentation in a clearer way
    tone-helps persuade the audience
    special features-SO that you focus on essential information

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