CHAPTER 3
In chapter three of Technical
Communication, (2012) Mike Markel asserts that in order to write technical
documents effectively, five stages of writing must be employed: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and
proofreading. Planning involves
analyzing audience and purpose, drafting is the first attempt to get words on
paper, revising often involves the careful eye of both yourself and others, editing
is the process of checking the draft to improve punctuation and grammar, and
proofreading is done to make sure the draft says what is intended. Markel’s purpose in underscoring these
techniques was not to provide a step by step writing process, but to point out
that writing is always done on a continuum, in order to illustrate that any of
the steps can and will be revisited multiple times before a document is
complete. The intended audience is the
beginning technical writer, as evidenced by the formal, professional tone and
content of the chapter.
CHAPTER 4
Mike Markel, in chapter four of his textbook Technical Communication, (2012) claims
that every document demands collaboration of one form or another. Within this chapter, he provides tools for
effective collaboration, including managing projects, conducting meetings, and
using social media and other electronic tools.
Markel’s purpose in this chapter is to showcase the varied ways that
collaboration is used, in order to prepare students and working professionals
to be effective teammates. The intended
audience is beginning technical writers, be they students or emerging
professionals, as evidenced by the breadth and diversity of subject matter
covered within the chapter.
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