Technical Communication Principles and Practice,9780195668049

Technical Communication Principles and Practice

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ISBN13: 9780195668049
ISBN10: 0195668049
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Pub. Date: 2005-01-13
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Technical Communication: Principles and Practice is specifically aimed at undergraduate students of engineering. With its comprehensive coverage it conforms to be the syllabi of major institutes for their course in Technical Communication/Report Writing. Completely up-to-date in terms of communication technology, its discussion on contemporary software like LaTex for presenting technical documents in an added advantage.

Table of Contents

Preface iii
Part I: Overview
1(69)
Basics of Technical Communication
1(20)
Introduction
1(1)
The Process of Communication
2(3)
Language as a Tool of Communication
5(5)
Levels of Communication
10(2)
The Flow of Communication
12(3)
Communication Networks
15(3)
The Importance of Technical Communication
18(1)
Exercises
19(2)
Barriers to Communication
21(17)
Definition of Noise
21(2)
Classification of Barriers
23(14)
Exercises
37(1)
Technology in Communication
38(32)
Impact of Technology
38(1)
Software for Creating Messages
39(5)
Software for Writing Documents
44(2)
Software for Presenting Documents
46(21)
Transmitting Documents
67(1)
Effective Use of Available Technology
68(1)
Exercises
69(1)
Part II: Oral Forms
70(98)
Active Listening
70(10)
Introduction
70(1)
Types of Listening
71(1)
Traits of a good Listener
72(3)
Active Versus Passive Listening
75(2)
Implications of Effective Listening
77(1)
Exercises
78(2)
Effective Presentation Strategies
80(32)
Introduction
80(1)
Defining Purpose
81(1)
Analysing Audience and Locale
81(2)
Organizing Contents
83(4)
Preparing an Outline
87(1)
Visual Aids
87(2)
Understanding Nuances of Delivery
89(4)
Kinesics
93(4)
Proxemics
97(1)
Paralinguistics
98(4)
Chronemics
102(1)
Sample Speech
103(8)
Exercises
111(1)
Interviews
112(20)
Introduction
112(1)
Objectives
112(1)
Types of Interviews
113(2)
Job Interviews
115(16)
Exercises
131(1)
Group Communication
132(36)
Introduction
132(3)
Group Discussion
135(1)
Organizational Group Discussions
136(2)
Group Discussion as Part of a Selection Process
138(8)
Meetings
146(15)
Conferences
161(5)
Exercises
166(2)
Part III: Constituents of Effective Writing
168(109)
Words and Phrases
168(18)
A Brief History of Words
168(4)
Dictionary and Thesaurus
172(1)
Elements of Style
173(3)
Guidelines for Effectiveness
176(8)
Exercises
184(2)
Sentence Construction
186(14)
Introduction
186(1)
Guidelines for Effectiveness
187(10)
Exercises
197(3)
Paragraph Development
200(21)
Introduction
200(2)
Central Components of a Paragraph
202(12)
Length
214(2)
Techniques for Paragraph Development
216(2)
Exercises
218(3)
The Art of Condensation
221(23)
Introduction
221(1)
Steps to Effective Precis Writing
222(1)
Samples
223(13)
Guidelines
236(1)
Exercises
237(7)
Reading Comprehension
244(33)
Introduction
244(1)
Purpose of Reading
245(1)
Reading Rates
245(2)
What is Reading Comprehension?
247(1)
Reasons for Poor Comprehension
247(1)
Improving Comprehension Skills
247(1)
Techniques for Good Comprehension
248(7)
Worked Out Sample Passages
255(9)
Exercises
264(13)
Part IV: Written Forms
277(313)
Letters, Memos, and E-mails
277(87)
Business Letters
277(51)
Memos
328(13)
E-mails
341(18)
Exercises
359(5)
Reports
364(94)
Introduction
364(1)
Objectives
365(1)
Characteristics of a Report
365(2)
Types of Reports
367(4)
The Importance of Reports
371(1)
Formats
372(3)
Prewriting
375(22)
Structure of Reports
397(17)
Writing the Report
414(16)
Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
430(1)
Samples
431(19)
Exercises
450(8)
Technical Proposals
458(42)
Definition
458(1)
Purposes
458(1)
Types
459(1)
Characteristics
460(1)
Elements of Structure
461(5)
Style and Appearance
466(1)
Evaluation
466(32)
Exercises
498(2)
Research Paper, Dissertation, and Thesis
500(34)
Introduction
500(1)
Research Paper
501(19)
Dissertation
520(4)
Thesis
524(9)
Exercises
533(1)
Instruction Manuals and Technical Description
534(32)
Instruction Manuals
534(1)
Types of Instructions
535(1)
Writing Instructions
536(8)
User's Manuals
544(10)
Technical Description
554(4)
Process Description
558(1)
Guidelines for Writing Good Descriptions
558(7)
Exercises
565(1)
Appendices
566(24)
Appendix A---Common Errors: Usage
566(6)
Appendix B---Punctuation and Capitalization
572(7)
Appendix C---Words Commonly Misspelt
579(6)
Appendix D---Words and Phrases from Foreign Languages
585(2)
Appendix E---Proofreading Symbols
587(3)
Appendix F---Sample Brochure
590

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