Types of Technical Writing DR UGUR AKINCI WWW

Types of Technical Writing DR. UGUR AKINCI WWW. TECHNICALCOMMUNICATIONCENTER. COM

MY STORY in a NUTSHELL �Sociologist �Translator �DTP �Journalist �Technical Writer �Technical Communicator

4 Types of Writing �Writing to… �MOVE Creative Writing & Fiction

4 Types of Writing �Writing to… �SELL Copy Writing

4 Types of Writing �Writing to… �ADMINISTER & MANAGE Business Writing

RESOURCE �Difference between technical and business writing

4 Types of Writing �Writing to… �EXPLAIN & INFORM Technical & Scientific Writing

2 Main Types of Technical Writing �Hi-Tech �Medical

OTHER Types of Technical Writing �Finance & Mortgages �Consumer Electronics

OTHER Types of Technical Writing �Training & E-Learning �Consumer Retail

OTHER Types of Technical Writing �Military & Defense �Proposal & Grant Writing

OVERLAPPING Categories �RFP (Request for Proposal) for a Training Program �Installation Guide for a Radar System �Review of Stock Picking Newsletters �Etc.

MEDICAL Writing �Regulatory Writing (Pharmaceuticals) �Lab and Clinical Reports

MEDICAL Writing �Medical Copy Editing

HI-TECH Writing �Software & Hardware Documentation � User’s Guides, System Admin Guides, Intallation Guides, System and Functional Specs, Release Notes, Quick Start Guides, Help Files, Marketing Specs, etc.

RESOURCE �The Differences Between a User Guide, a Startup Guide, and a Quick Reference Guide �http: //tinyurl. com/yckb 8 z 6

HI-TECH Writing �Network Documentation � Network Installation Guides, Reference & Troubleshooting Guides, Network Specs, Network User and System Admin Guides, etc.

HI-TECH Writing �User Assistance Documentation �Help files, etc.

HI-TECH Writing �API (Application Program Interface) Documentation � Resource: http: //tinyurl. com/4 oytqh 7

HI-TECH Writing �Structured Authoring �Single-Sourcing �“Topic Writing” �XML �DITA

RESOURCE �Technical Writing – Why the Future of Documentation Belongs to XML, Extended Markup Language? �http: //tinyurl. com/czmonv

OTHER TRENDS �Technical Illustration �Globalization & Localization

RESOURCE �What are the Differences Between Technical Illustration, Information Design, and Editorial Illustration? �http: //tinyurl. com/28 r 8 x 4 k �The Difference Between a CAD “Mechanical” Drawing and Technical Illustration �http: //tinyurl. com/ya 2 hlwg

OTHER TRENDS �Project Management

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