Engineers' Guide to Technical Writing.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- What Is Technical Writing? -- Reasons for Writing -- Performing Technical Studies -- Writing Strategy -- Document Options -- Criteria for Good Technical Writing -- Writing Style -- Using Illustrations -- Formal Reports: The Outline and Introduction -- Formal Reports: Writing the Body -- Formal Reports: Closure -- Informal Reports -- Review and Editing -- Oral Presentations -- Getting It Done -- Example of a Laboratory Test Report -- Example of a Formal Report -- Example of an Informal Report -- Example of Visual Aids for a Verbal Presentation -- Some Meanings of Questionable Phrases -- Grammar and Punctuation -- Additional Report Mechanics -- Other Types of Documents -- Example of a Technical Newsletter -- Example of a Journal Article -- Example of a Patent -- Document Review Checklist -- Example of a Simple Project Planning Form -- Index.

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