Effective Technical Communication
3rd Edition
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© 2024 | Published: September 12, 2024
Overview:This textbook is designed to help develop strong technical communication skills that will effectively translate into professional skills. It aims to enable the readers to master all the four pillars of communication—listening, speaking, re…
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Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Fundamentals
1. Communication Today
2. Nature and Dimensions of Technical Communication
3. Linguistic Ability and Style in Technical Communication
4. Organisation in Technical Communication
Section 2: Listening Comprehension
5. The Listening Process
6. Improving Listening Comprehension
Section 3: Speaking Strategies
7. The Speech Process
8. Phonetics and Spoken English
9. Oral Communication and Speaking Techniques
Section 4: Professional Speaking
10. Interviews
11. Group Discussions
12. Presentation Skills
Section 5: Reading and Language Comprehension
13. The Reading Process
14. Reading Strategies
15. Comprehension of Technical Materials
Section 6: Study Skills
16. Note Making
17. Summarising and Paraphrasing
18. Referencing
Section 7: Writing Strategies
19. Writing Effective Sentences
20. Paragraph Writing
Section 8: Professional Writing
21. Letter Writing
22. Writing Sales Letters
23. Résumés and Job Applications
24. Writing Business Memos
25. E-Mail Writing
26. Report Writing
27. Proposal Writing
28. Technical Article Writing
Appendices
Appendix A Functional Grammar Review (FGR) 515
Appendix B Common Errors 532
Appendix C Vocabulary Development
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Section 1: Fundamentals
1. Communication Today
2. Nature and Dimensions of Technical Communication
3. Linguistic Ability and Style in Technical Communication
4. Organisation in Technical Communication
Section 2: Listening Comprehension
5. The Listening Process
6. Improving Listening Comprehension
Section 3: Speaking Strategies
7. The Speech Process
8. Phonetics and Spoken English
9. Oral Communication and Speaking Techniques
Section 4: Professional Speaking
10. Interviews
11. Group Discussions
12. Presentation Skills
Section 5: Reading and Language Comprehension
13. The Reading Process
14. Reading Strategies
15. Comprehension of Technical Materials
Section 6: Study Skills
16. Note Making
17. Summarising and Paraphrasing
18. Referencing
Section 7: Writing Strategies
19. Writing Effective Sentences
20. Paragraph Writing
Section 8: Professional Writing
21. Letter Writing
22. Writing Sales Letters
23. Résumés and Job Applications
24. Writing Business Memos
25. E-Mail Writing
26. Report Writing
27. Proposal Writing
28. Technical Article Writing
Appendices
Appendix A Functional Grammar Review (FGR) 515
Appendix B Common Errors 532
Appendix C Vocabulary Development
Overview:
This textbook is designed to help develop strong technical communication skills that will effectively translate into professional skills. It aims to enable the readers to master all the four pillars of communication—listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW). It employs a step-by-step approach and offers rich pedagogy which will help readers get clarity of concepts. The new edition aims at making the book more comprehensive by including discussion on International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), phonemes and syllables, mother tongue influence, group discussions, interviews, etc. It will help in wider coverage of syllabi across institutions. With continued enhancements in the content, this well-established book has been fulfilling the requirements of the readers of this subject for nearly two decades. It continues to be suitable for students pursuing a course on communication in engineering and similar disciplines.
Key Features:
1.Enriched Content! Further sub-topics included such as oculesics, olfactics, sign language, use of punctuation etc.
2. New topical coverage such as International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), phonemes & syllables, punctuations.
3. Rich Pedagogy for learning aids such as learning objectives, new illustration, review tips, recap boxes, progress
checks etc.
This textbook is designed to help develop strong technical communication skills that will effectively translate into professional skills. It aims to enable the readers to master all the four pillars of communication—listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW). It employs a step-by-step approach and offers rich pedagogy which will help readers get clarity of concepts. The new edition aims at making the book more comprehensive by including discussion on International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), phonemes and syllables, mother tongue influence, group discussions, interviews, etc. It will help in wider coverage of syllabi across institutions. With continued enhancements in the content, this well-established book has been fulfilling the requirements of the readers of this subject for nearly two decades. It continues to be suitable for students pursuing a course on communication in engineering and similar disciplines.
Key Features:
1.Enriched Content! Further sub-topics included such as oculesics, olfactics, sign language, use of punctuation etc.
2. New topical coverage such as International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), phonemes & syllables, punctuations.
3. Rich Pedagogy for learning aids such as learning objectives, new illustration, review tips, recap boxes, progress
checks etc.
