Thousands of students have successfully improved their writing and design skills using Anderson's TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION: A READER-CENTERED APPROACH. Known for its treatment of the rhetorical situation and coverage of usability and persuasion, this edition contains new chapters and an innovative design reflecting the visual orientation of today's students.
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"By far, this is the smartest and easily accessed chapter on Drafting Visual Elements I've seen in a tech writing textbook. The emphases on the drafting and process as well as the examples are first rate."
"It does a good job of covering all necessary components for technical communication for non-liberal arts majors. [...] I do love these marginal comments and think that is a great strength of the book."
"Anderson's text does an exceptional job of first defining Ethics as it relates to technical communication and then providing guidelines and reminders throughout the text, addressing various writing situations common to workplace writing. [...] Undoubtedly, the author's overall scope reveals an exemplary vision that focuses on the reader's needs instead of the writer's. As it is clear, compelling and consistently implemented, Anderson provides a text that is appropriate for my course. [...] With its attention to issues of ethics, attention to readers' needs, focus on document usability, and focus on persuasive writing, Anderson's Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach superbly integrates real world technical writing applications, guidelines, and formats into a manageable text that enables students to succeed."
"The sample documents are definitely a strength in this textbook. The Writer's Guide chart is excellent. Mingling descriptions and graphics makes the information attractive and accessible. The added tips are helpful."
"It's a fine book with excellent content…the book covers writing genres useful in any field, technical or not."
"It does a good job of covering all necessary components for technical communication for non-liberal arts majors. [...] I do love these marginal comments and think that is a great strength of the book."
"Anderson's text does an exceptional job of first defining Ethics as it relates to technical communication and then providing guidelines and reminders throughout the text, addressing various writing situations common to workplace writing. [...] Undoubtedly, the author's overall scope reveals an exemplary vision that focuses on the reader's needs instead of the writer's. As it is clear, compelling and consistently implemented, Anderson provides a text that is appropriate for my course. [...] With its attention to issues of ethics, attention to readers' needs, focus on document usability, and focus on persuasive writing, Anderson's Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach superbly integrates real world technical writing applications, guidelines, and formats into a manageable text that enables students to succeed."
"The sample documents are definitely a strength in this textbook. The Writer's Guide chart is excellent. Mingling descriptions and graphics makes the information attractive and accessible. The added tips are helpful."
"It's a fine book with excellent content…the book covers writing genres useful in any field, technical or not."
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I am so impressed with the book. My engineering students are pragmatists - they don't like arbitrary rules and someone else's idea of elegance. But this book shows them how to achieve objectives with written communications - something they really get. Effortless (almost) to read and provided with a number of checklist tools to remind the writer what he seeks to do and the means to do so, no student has indicated that this book was "not relevant". I use my copy often to work the academic decision making regime. A salute to Dr. Anderson!
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This book helps readers understand how to write professional writings in most effective way. A lot of visuals and examples helped me a lot with the technical writing course.
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