Lucban, Quezon
Technical Writing
(A Narrative Report)
Agpi, Aaron Dale T.
Etcubañas, Jimwell Gerald
Katigbak,
Narte, Ezrah
Posas, Francis J.
Saludes,
BSME II-GO
Prof. Khristalyn V. Fraginal
College of Arts and Sciences
July 25, 2014
Introduction
Technical communication is a field that focuses on providing information to users who need assistance to accomplish a defined goal or task. The purpose of technical communication is not to entertain people. The focus of technical communication is to assist users who need specific information on using products, completing tasks, operating equipment, and completing other types of activities in technical writing. Technical communicators work with other professionals to maintain the quality of product documentation. Technical communicators work collaboratively with sales personnel, engineers, programmers, graphic designers, quality control personnel, and client support personnel to ensure that product documentation meets the needs of users. What’s the difference between technical communication and technical writing?
Technical communication and technical writing are basically the same thing. Technical communication is a newer term that describes a field that is growing to include additional skills such as user experience design and instructional design. Both fields share the same goal of creating clear and organized content that helps users to achieve specific goals.
Having proficiency in technical writing can be very useful for the fact that it is a form of writing and communication suited for projects, lab reports, instructions, diagrams, and many other forms of professional writing. It can be helpful to take a course in technical writing because through spending extensive time studying how to perfect the style of writing, it can help engineers to become much better at the skill and be able to communicate better with