Customer Reviews

Technical Communication

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I have been a teacher of technical and scientific writing for over 15 years. I feel I have to write a review of this new edition because I truly think it is the best textbook on technical communication on the market. This is a truly superior learning and teaching resource not only because of the range of topics it covers, but also because of the very interesting examples it uses throughout. It also is very up to date; this new edition draws on current research on reading and writing, not old stuff, as some of the other popular text books do. The teacher's guide also makes this text easy to use, and provides lots of material useful in class preparation.

This book provides a solid foundation for technical communication. It covers all the basics from audience analysis, to outlines, to document design, to technical writing essentials.

This is a definite must read for anyone starting out in the Technical Writing industry.

Book arrived super fast and in great conditions. For sure will come back and buy more.

It was a pleasure making business with you.

When I was in college, a technical writing course was required for my major. The English department offered a test-out option for those who felt they already had mastered the material. To prepare for the test, I borrowed a copy of this book and skimmed through it. Thanks in part to what I read in this textbook, I passed the test and didn't have to take the course. There must have been at least some good stuff in there!

For a book about technical communication, it doesn't communicate very well. It has a lot of fluff sentences and uses overly complex sentence structure (I suspect, purely to hide the uselessness of the sentence itself). A lot of the diagrams almost make things worse. The charts are often too wordy or don't connect very well with the rest of the text. It contains many pictures of people at meetings or looking at things intently. As adults, I don't think we need intermittent pretty pictures.

Generally, it's painful to read. Every time the teacher assigns chapters to read, I become enraged at the very thought. This is the only textbook I've had for a writing class, though. Maybe they're all like this.

I ordered books for class a little late, but they showed up on time and in good condition. No pages missing.

The information that is contained in the book is right on point with the ongoing issues with corporate communication. The book works well with the course which enables the professor to assign tasks that align with the text. The companion website is also a great resource to use.

I am using this book for my technical communication course and I am very impressed. Being an engineer, I am usually weary of English classes, but a good teacher and this book have made my tech com class very worth my while. The book does a very good job of providing outlines for various types of documents without just providing a fill in the blanks form. It even addresses internet issues such as web site analysis and email etiquette.

Perhaps the best testimony for this book is that the author practices what she teaches. The book uses the ideas taught by the book and this makes it an easy read.

I will be keeping this book after my course is over. I anticipate it being a useful reference after I graduate.

I had this book for the Techincal Writing Class.

I do think that this book really does good job on giving guidelines and advices.

I give 3 stars out of 5.