Technical Writer
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A Technical Writer is a writer who engages in technical writing (to produce technical documentation).
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- See: Technical Documentation, Proofreading, Professional Writing, Technical Writing, Writing Ability.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/technical_writer Retrieved:2015-5-31.
- A technical writer is a professional writer who engages in technical writing and produces technical documentation that helps people use a product or service. [1] This documentation includes online help, user guides/manuals, white papers, design specifications, system manuals, project plans, test plans, business correspondence, etc. Technical writers create documentation in many forms, such as printed, web-based, or other electronic means. Kurt Vonnegut described technical writers as: [2]
::"...trained to reveal almost nothing about themselves in their writing. This makes them freaks in the world of writers, since almost all of the other ink-stained wretches in that world reveal a lot about themselves to the reader."
Engineers, scientists, and other professionals may also produce technical writing, but often hand it off to a professional technical writer for developmental editing, proofreading, editing, and formatting.
- A technical writer is a professional writer who engages in technical writing and produces technical documentation that helps people use a product or service. [1] This documentation includes online help, user guides/manuals, white papers, design specifications, system manuals, project plans, test plans, business correspondence, etc. Technical writers create documentation in many forms, such as printed, web-based, or other electronic means. Kurt Vonnegut described technical writers as: [2]
- ↑ David Farbey, Technical writer career information at the official website of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly, The Elements of Technical Writing, pg. 3. New York: Macmillan Publishers, 1993. ISBN 0020130856
2014
- http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-writers.htm#tab-2
- Technical writers, also called technical communicators, prepare instruction manuals, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex complex and technical information more easily. They also develop, gather, and disseminate technical information among customers, designers, and manufacturers.
Technical writers typically do the following:
- Determine the needs of end users of technical documentation.
- Study product samples and talk with product designers and developers
- Work with technical staff to make products easier to use and thus need fewer instructions
- Organize and write supporting documents for products
- Use photographs, drawings, diagrams, animation, and charts that increase users’ understanding
- Select appropriate medium for message or audience, such as manuals or online videos
- Standardize content across platforms and media
- Gather usability feedback from customers, designers, and manufacturers
- Revise documents as new issues arise
- Technical writers, also called technical communicators, prepare instruction manuals, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex complex and technical information more easily. They also develop, gather, and disseminate technical information among customers, designers, and manufacturers.