Technical Writing For Dummies by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts

Types of technical documents, including user manuals, abstracts, spec sheets, evaluation forms and questionnaires, executive summaries, and presentations.The ABCs of creating a strong technical document, including preparing a production schedule, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, editing, rewriting, testing, presentation, and more.All about the red-hot market for technical writing and how to get work as a technical writer.Wordsmith Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts covers all the bases, including: Write computer- and Web-based training coursesĭiscover how to write energized technical documents that have the impact you want on your readers.Write first-rate electronic documentation.

Create great user manuals, awesome abstracts, and more.

Work collaboratively with your reviewers.

Research and organize information for your documents.

Whether you're contemplating a career as a technical writer, or you just got tapped for a technical writing project, this friendly guide is your ticket to getting your tech writing skills up to snuff. Now, Technical Writing For Dummies arms you with the skills you need to cash in on that demand. That's why good technical writers are in such big demand worldwide. Which is annoying for you and expensive for the manufacturer who pays with alienated customers and soaring technical support costs. Let's face it, a lot of technical documentation reads as if it had been translated into English from Venutian by a native speaker of gibberish.

A complete and friendly guide to technical writing

Technical Writing For Dummies by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts