Improve the signal-to-noise ratio in your writing! You'll need more than just technical prowess to succeed as a professional engineer; you'll need to be an effective communicator. Specifically written to address the needs of engineers, this brief, easy-to-use guide gives you an efficient and direct way to improve your writing and speaking skills. The authors focus on those writing activities that engineers perform on a daily basis, such as reports, business letters, office memoranda, and e-mail, as well as oral presentations. Now updated to reflect rapid changes in how we communicate, this Second Edition covers writing as part of a project team, plagiarism and ethics, email effectiveness and privacy, presentations using PowerPoint, and applying for jobs using the internet. With this book, you'll learn how to: * Reduce the "noise" in your writing, by eliminating grammatical errors, typos, poor organization, and fuzzy thinking. * Correctly document information taken from other sources. * Increase your chances of landing the job you want. * Construct clear and effective graphics. * Avoid ethical pitfalls.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Required for class, didn't open it:
There were two required textbooks for my technical writing class, and this was the second, cheaper of the two. I am afraid to say this book went totally unused. The information in the book is important, but the internet provides all the information covered in this book as well as being more current.
No hassles whatsoever:
Everything went smoothly and without any hitches. There was no contact which is exactly how its supposed to be.
Good for engineers, terrible for technical writing instructors:
This handbook provides a decent, quick-and-dirty introduction to technical communication for engineers . It does a good job of dealing with letters and oral presentations (though it does not discuss how to create a good slideshow--just the actual presenting itself). For engineers, then, I give this book three stars. For technical writing instructors like myself, however, it is almost worthless, and deserves one star. The main problems which I have with this book include:
* A lack of example... more info
Useful as a quick reference:
This book does a good job of focusing on the projects (e.g., reports, memos, proposals, presentations) that engineers are commonly asked to write. It also covers the most common writing mistakes made by engineers (e.g., passive voice). If you need a quick, short answer for a specific task, this book will likely be useful. But it will not provide in-depth training on how to become a better writer. I was also disappointed that it did not address how to work effectively with professional writers or how to... more info
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