Aninag, Jun Q.

ZEN 113/ BSA1HCD

Mr. Marco Meduranda

November 18, 2013

Examples of Technical Writing:

Action Plans
a sequence of steps that must be taken, or activities that must be performed well, for a
strategy to succeed.
Advertisement
any public notice, as a printed display in a newspaper, short film on television,
announcement on radio, etc., designed to sell goods, publicize an event, etc.
Agenda
a list or program of things to be done or considered.
Audit Report
document prepared by the auditors appointed to examine and certify the accounting
records and financial position of a firm.
Book Review
a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit.
Brochure
a small booklet or pamphlet, often containing promotional material or product
information.
Budget
a systematic plan for the expenditure of a usually fixed resource, such as money or time,
during a given period.
Business Letter
a letter written in formal language, usually used when writing from one business
organization to another, or for correspondence between such organizations and their
customers, clients and other external parties.
Business Plan
a document that summarizes the operational and financial objectives of a business and
contains the detailed plans and budgets showing how the objectives are to be realized.
Catalog
a list or itemized display, as of titles, course offerings, or articles for exhibition or sale,
usually including descriptive information or illustrations.
Contract
an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties, each
of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them.
Critique
a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or
political theory.
Data Book or Display
abbreviated, convenient source of information, summarizing all pertinent records and
history related to a certain subject matter.
Description
a detailed account of the certain or salient aspects, characteristics, or features of a subject
matter or something seen, heard, or otherwise experienced or known.

Diagram, Chart, or Graph

a plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something
works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.
Editorial
usually a brief article written by an editor that expresses a newspaper's or publishing
house's own views and policies on a current issue.
Email
a message distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more
recipients via a network.
Feasibility Report
an analysis that evaluates one or more potential action steps and recommends how the
organization should proceed. It estimates the cost, identifies any expected benefits,
estimates how long the project will take and outlines any potential difficulties.
Field Test Report
formal report of experiment, research, or trial conducted under actual use conditions,
instead of under controlled conditions in a laboratory.
Incident Report
a document, usually confidential (protected from discovery by a plaintiff in a lawsuit),
describing any accident or deviation from policies or orders involving a patient,
employee, visitor, or student on the premises of a health care facility.
Informational Form
logically structured document with a fixed arrangement of captioned spaces, designed for
entering, extracting, or communicating the required information.
Informational Poster
a large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to
advertise or publicize something.
Informative Summary
short paragraph that gives the major facts and conclusions of an article or piece of
writing.
Instructions
directions, orders, or recommended rules for guidance, use, etc.
Interview Questions
questions generally designed to tap applicant attributes that are specifically relevant to the
job for which the person is applying.
Itinerary
a plan of a trip that you are going to take, including information about when and where
you will travel.
Technical Report
document that records the procedure adopted and results obtained from a scientific or
technical activity or investigation.
Technical Paper
is the culmination and final product of an involved process of research, critical thinking,
source evaluation, organization, and composition.