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| About the Authors | v | |
| Foreword | vii | |
| 1. | The Field of Technical Writing | 1 |
| How the need for technical writers arose | ||
| What is technical writing? | ||
| Sharing your knowledge | ||
| Making a name for yourself | ||
| Job titles for technical writers | ||
| Technical writing fields | ||
| The disastrous effects of bad technical writing | ||
| Examples of good technical writing | ||
| Where to find jobs | ||
| Qualities necessary for success | ||
| Problems of the technical writer | ||
| 2. | Training for Technical Writers | 21 |
| The background you'll need | ||
| Courses in technical writing | ||
| Choosing the right program | ||
| Sample programs | ||
| How to apply to university programs | ||
| In-company training | ||
| Short-term courses | ||
| On-line programs | ||
| What the professionals have to say | ||
| Words of advice | ||
| Educational costs | ||
| 3. | Getting Started | 55 |
| Employment outlook | ||
| Finding more information | ||
| Research the jobs | ||
| Sample job advertisements | ||
| Letter of application | ||
| Resume | ||
| Salaries | ||
| 4. | The Job of the Technical Writer | 64 |
| The technical press | ||
| Promotional writing | ||
| Technical advertising | ||
| News releases | ||
| Public relations | ||
| Instruction manuals | ||
| Proposals | ||
| Research and development | ||
| Government-sponsored activities | ||
| Trade journals and house organs | ||
| Special projects | ||
| Technical reports | ||
| Audiovisual scriptwriting | ||
| Technical translation | ||
| Document coordination | ||
| Technical editors | ||
| Sample job advertisements | ||
| Large companies vs. small companies | ||
| Advancing on the job | ||
| Teamwork in technical writing | ||
| 5. | Employers of Technical Writers | 99 |
| Industrial companies | ||
| Research groups | ||
| Government agencies | ||
| Journals and magazines | ||
| Support companies | ||
| Higher education | ||
| Teaching technical writing | ||
| Consulting and freelance writing | ||
| Summer employment | ||
| Working overseas | ||
| 6. | Related Fields | 120 |
| The aims of medical writing | ||
| Medical writing | ||
| Business writing | ||
| 7. | Recent Developments | 128 |
| Trends in professional education | ||
| Global information | ||
| Word processing and e-mail | ||
| Machine translation | ||
| Graphics and multimedia | ||
| Film and video scripting | ||
| The computer and documentation | ||
| Some success stories | ||
| A continued need | ||
| Appendix A | Professional Associations | 137 |
| Appendix B | Recommended References | 147 |
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