Western Institute of Technology

Luna St., Lapaz, Iloilo City

English 3 - TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

Nature of Technical Communication (TC)

A. Definition
Technical Communication is the process of communicating usable information as a basis
for action such as making deliberate decisions, perform complex tasks, solve problems and
create ideas in response to technical and societal issues.

In this Information Age, technical communication makes use of Websites, Internets, on

line or offline resources to gather all sorts of data (measurements, observations, prices,
statistics and other raw facts) and shape these into some types of documents (memo, letter,
report, manual, online help, e-mail, web page or script for an oral presentation).

In other words, technical communication is conveying usable information to various

people in various situations.

Technical Communication is unlike poetry or fiction which appeals to our understanding.

Technical Communication, therefore, rarely seeks to entertain, create suspense or invite
differing interpretations.

Common examples of technical communication:

1. Proposing various projects to management or to clients
2. Writing progress reports
3. Preparing company news release for the public
4. Describing a new product to employees or customers
5. Writing procedures and instructions for employees or customers
6. Writing grants to seek funding for a community service agency
7. Editing and reviewing documents written by colleagues
8. Designing material that will be read on a computer screen or transformed into sound
and pictures