Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Taking complicated
subject matter and
transforming it into
easy-to-understand
information for the
reader.
What do Tech Writers create?
• User’s manuals
• System manuals
• Step-by-step
procedures
• On-line help
• Training manuals
• Quick-reference
guides
• How-to video
scripts
The Process. . . .
• What’s the
Style?
– Persuasive
– Motivational
– Instructional
– Procedural
– Historical
1. Define the Project
• What type of
document do you
need?
– Printed reports
– Books
– Fact Sheets
– Videos
– CDs
– On-line
– A combination of
print & electronic
1. Define the Project
• What resources
are available?
– Time
– People
– Equipment
2. Estimate Project Hours
• Estimated time
includes:
– Research
– Interviews
– Information
Entry
– Document
Design
– Revisions
5. Write
• Writers write
– They sit with
information and
tools. . .
– . . . and they
write.
6. Edit & Revise the Document
• The content is reviewed &
edited for:
– Accuracy
– Clarity
– Consistency
– Conciseness
– Usefulness
– Organization
– Style
– Format
– Grammar, Spelling
– Punctuation