Technical Writing Style

Technical Writing Videos

Williams Technical Writing Videos

Free short videos are available from TWFred (an author of Wikiversity's Technical Writing Course) explaining technical writing strategies and techniques. These videos complement the contents of this Wikiversity course. Topics include the following:

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Technical Writing Edits

Ego and the technical writer

Technical writing relies on delivering accurate and precise information. Commonly, management and designated subject matter experts review all work performed prior to a documentation release. It is important to understand that a documentation review is not personal; diction and style is always a point of critique.

The famous English actor and scriptwriter Michael Knowles once said:

"Leave your ego at the door. Big egos cause big problems. Give me one good, persistent writer with a small ego and the two of us will do the work of ten"

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Technical Writing Systems Development Life Cycle

The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a logical process that helps to design good new products and software efficiently. The SDLC system emphasises planning.

The SDLC system was developed because:

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Technical Writing Tools

Tools are only tools...

This Technical Writing course focuses on methods and processes that are tool-independent. Organizing writing, editing, and graphics in a usable manner is your primary task and is essential to the user experience.

The primary tools a technical writer needs are:

There are a number of tools that have been developed over the years specifically for the job of technical communications. In this section we will discuss these tools.

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