PROPERTIES OF

TECHNICAL WRITING
REANEL M. CABAGAY @ NOEMI T.
LIBERATO
 To be an effective writer, one must
possess the traits required to meet the
expectations of his/her readers. To be an
effective technical writer, he/she must possess
more than those traits of an ordinary or
mediocre writer. He/she must be aware of
scientific phenomena and must own a wealth of
technical terminology, not merely layman’s
terms.
 The qualities to be an effective technical writer is written in the form of acrostic.

T - Technology-Driven
- Keeps abreast with technological advances.
E - Effectual
- Produces the desired result.
C - Curious
- Desirous to learn about different things.
H - Honest
- Tells the truth and does resort to learn about different things.
N - Neutral
- Objective, impartial, and free from bias.
I - Intelligent
- Uses his/her wit.
C - Careful
- Takes pain in doing his/her work.
A - Active
- Displays tireless energy during the course of his/her writing.
L - Logical
- Applies the principle of logic in his/her writing.
 The qualities to be an effective technical writer is written in the form of acrostic.

W - Workmanly
- Skillful in writing.
R - Resourceful
- Makes use of primary (primary, organizations, plants and animals,
artifacts, documents, etc.) sources of information.
I - Interesting
- Arises the interest of his/her reader.
T - Thorough
- Come s up with a complete work.
E - Ethical
- Conforms with the code of professional ethics.
R - Responsible
- Does his/her work well and without any prodding from others.
 THOROUGHNESS

 It is treating your subject fully for your report

to have lasting value. It extends throughout the
report writing project from initial thinking to
final submittal. You can achieve thoroughness by:

1. Preparing a checklist of requirements in the

planning stage,
2. Marking off each requirement as it is fulfilled,
and
3. Using the checklist again in the revision stage
for a final recheck.
 THOROUGHNESS

 Thorough means careful.

 Thoroughness in one’s report leaves little

room for error because every step executed
has already been planned, analyzed and
reviewed. The writer constantly check and
rechecks data gathered and their subsequent
interpretation to male sure that there are
no conceptual and grammatical errors.
 THOROUGHNESS

 An effective technical paper is thorough.

It is a complete work, be it a letter,
book, report, journal, article, or other
form. It must be thoroughly done; it must
not miss out anything that is essential or
salient to it’s being. An effective writer
provides all the important data or whatever
the reader needs.
THANK YOU 
 HELEN M.
MARIN
LECTURER

NOEMI T. LIBERATO REANEL M.

CABAGAY