Technical communication by Ms- Shruti
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Technical communication is a broad field that involves sharing technical or specialized information between individuals or groups. It includes communicating through mediums like websites, instructions, or social media on topics like computer applications, medical procedures, or regulations. Technical communicators produce materials like software instructions, medical instructions, specifications, and training programs that help users and experts understand and work with complex technologies or processes. These materials improve user experience, increase efficiency and safety, and help spread skills and knowledge.
Technical communication by Ms- Shruti
- 2. Communication is a process of sharing or exchanging information or ideas b/w two or more persons or entities. Communication process are sign mediated interactions between at least two agents who share a repertoire of signs and semiotic rules.
- 3. “Communication is the process of passing information and understanding from one person to another”. Keith Devis “Communication is any behaviour that results in an exchange of meaning”. The American Management Association
- 4. Complex Organization Technological Advancement Information Management and Management Information System Stakeholder Relationship Management
- 5. Technical communication is a means to convey scientific, engineering, or other technical information. Individuals in a variety of contexts and with varied professional credentials engage in technical communication.
- 6. Technical communication is a broad field and includes any form of communication that exhibits one or more of the following characteristics: Communicating about technical or specialized topics, such as computer applications, medical procedures, or environmental regulations. Communicating by using technology, such as web pages, help files, or social media sites. Providing instructions about how to do something, regardless of how technical the task is or even if technology is used to create or distribute that communication.
- 7. Cont.. The following examples illustrate the value of the products technical communicators produce or the services they provide. 1.Software instructions help users be more successful on their own, improving how easily those products gain acceptance into the marketplace and reducing costs to support them. 2.Medical instructions help patients and care-providers manage a patient’s treatment, improving the health of the patient while reducing costs and risks associated with incorrect care.
- 8. Functional specifications and proposals help one group of technical experts communicate effectively with other technical experts, speeding up development cycles, reducing rework caused by misunderstandings, and eliminating risks associated with miscommunication. Training programs provide people with new or improved skills, making them more employable and their organizations and products more efficient and safe. Well-designed websites make it easier for users to find information, increasing user traffic to and satisfaction with those websites. Technical illustrations clarify steps or identify the parts of a product, letting users focus on getting their task done quickly or more accurately. Usability studies uncover problems with how products present themselves to users, helping those products become more user friendly.
- 11. Artificiality in language Restrictions in language Abstractness in language Arbitrariness in language Creativity in language Repetitiveness in language
- 12. TECHNICAL WRITING GENERAL WRITING All professional, scientific and specialist documents,drafts,reports,lett ers,paper, thesis Familiar, simple, clear and precise and of everlasting value. Acquired through practice Literary(poetry,prose,newsp aper) and other types of writing Poetic,rhetorical or elegant and carries stamp of individuality. Creative and innovative with an inborn talent.