lesson 7

Question 1

Characteristics of Effective Technical Communication

Answer 1

accurate
clear
concise
coherent
appropriate

Question 2

Accuracy

Answer 2

• Document Accuracy
• Stylistic Accuracy
• Technical Accuracy

Question 3

What is document Accuracy and why is it important?

Answer 3

Document accuracy refers to the proper coverage of your topics in appropriate detail.
Often an accurate document needs to focus clearly on a problem.
Document accuracy is generally cultivated by a clear problem statement and by a preliminary outline.

Question 4

What is Stylistic Accuracy and why is it important?

Answer 4

Stylistic accuracy concerns the careful use of language to express meaning. Accurate language requires the careful use of paragraph and sentence structure and word choice to describe and analyze your topics effectively. As a writer, you gain command of accuracy by studying the elements of style and by learning to apply those elements to your drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. Stylistic accuracy is also a matter of using words precisely.

Question 5

What is technical accuracy and why is it important?

Answer 5

Technical accuracy depends on the writer’s conceptual mastery of the subject and its vocabulary, as well as on his or her ability to analyze and shape data with a minimum of distortion. In science and technology, enormous creative energy is given to mastering this technical aspect of subject development.

Question 6

increase the clarity of your material in following ways

Answer 6

• Structural Clarity
• Stylistic Clarity
• Contextual Clarity

Question 7

What is Structural Clarity and why is it important?

Answer 7

At the level of the whole document, you can promote structural clarity, making it easy
for the reader to get the large picture. Use abstracts and other forecasting strategies such as introductions that state the purpose and scope of the document.
Table of contents, problem statements, and even strategic repetition also promote
structural clarity. Graphs and tables, effectively designed and placed, help focus and clarify information. Descriptive titles and frequent subject headings guide readers and help keep the large picture in focus.

Question 8

What is meant by Stylistic Clarity and why is it important?

Answer 8

Stylistic clarity is promoted by simple, direct language. Simplicity in language is obtained with directly worded sentences. Using simple sentences and avoiding overloaded sentences and excessive normalization also contributes to clarity. Word choice is a factor in stylistic clarity: use simple language wherever possible to counteract the abstract, highly specialized terms of science and technology.

Question 9

What is meant by Contextual Clarity?

Answer 9

Contextual clarity, in which the importance, authorization, and implications of your work are made available, also contributes to ease of understanding. All work has a context, and your readers want to understand what the context of your document is:
* What prompts you to write?
* What is your purpose?
* Whose work precede has influenced yours?
* What is the organizational and intellectual context of your problem?

Question 10

Conciseness

Answer 10

The concise document is a piece of writing that conveys only the needed material.

Question 11

coherence

Answer 11

Coherence is the quality of hanging together, of providing the reader an easily followed path. Writers promote coherence by making their material logically and stylistically consistent, and by organizing and expressing their ideas in specific patterns.

Question 12

Enumeration

Answer 12

Enumeration is a powerful way to establish a series of observations and to emphasize each element

Question 13

Exemplification

Answer 13

Use exemplification paragraphs to provide instances that clarify your topic statement.