Technical communication
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Technical communication is the process of conveying information about a specific technology to an intended audience. Products that provide technical communication include user manuals, technical manuals, product specifications, process and procedure manuals, training, business papers, and reports. These are delivered to the audience using various media, including paper, video, and Web pages.
The technology can be of any kind, including the soft and hard sciences, high technology including computers and software, consumer electronics, and business processes and practices.
Technical communication jobs include the following:
- Technical writer
- Technical editor
- Information architect
- Usability expert
- User interface designer
- Technical artist
- Technical trainer
Content creation
The process of developing information products in technical communication begins with ensuring that the nature of the audience and their need for information is clearly identified. From there the technical communicator researches and structures the content into a framework that can guide the detailed development. As the information product is created, the paramount goal is ensuring that the content can be clearly understood by the intended audience and provides the information that the audience needs in the most appropriate format.Associations
- [INTECOM]
- KnowGenesis http://www.knowgenesis.org
- Society for Technical Communication
- [Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand]
External links
- [KnowGenesis Online Library for Technical Communication]
- [KnowGenesis - International Journal for Technical Communication]
- [- Organisational Strategy and Techniques for Communication]
- [Gnosis Vector - Technical Communication Training, Outsourcing and Consultancy in Bangalore]
- [The Association of Teachers of Technical Writing]
- [Docsymmetry]
- [EServer Technical Communication (and Technical Writing) Library]
- [KeyContent.org]
- [TECHWR-L, The Internet Forum for Technical Communication]
- [Webster TechWriters Inc.]
- [Technocrats Middle East, Organisation for Technical Communication]
- [Technocrats Knowledge Base.]
- [ASM Writing Group]
- [What is technical communication? An FAQ by Thomas Albert]
See also
- Technical communication (Forums)
- KnowGenesis http://www.knowgenesis.org
- Technical communication tools
- [Society for Technical Communication]
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