Technical communication. /
Rebecca E. Burnett.
- 4th ed.
- Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1997.
- xxviii, 738 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Understanding the communicator's work: Contexts, texts and communicators -- Examples that work -- Writing: process and production -- Writing for readers -- Collaboration in workplace communication -- Developing the communicator's tools: Locating and recording information -- Organization of information -- Information design -- Using visual forms -- Applying the communicator's techniques: Testing, revision and editing -- Definitions -- Technical description -- Process explanations -- Completing documents: Instructions -- Proposals -- Reports -- Correspondence -- Maintaining professional communication: Oral presentations -- Reading technical documents -- Career concerns --