Practicing good technical communication techniques by revising patient-education materials

Journal/Book: J Bus Tech Commun. 1998; 12: 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Sage Publications Inc. 472-486.

Abstract: Revising instructions for clients of health care facilities provides students with valuable practice in good technical communication techniques: organizing information for maximum accessibility, analyzing the audience's needs, using formatting and graphics to enhance communication, and clarifying sentence structure and diction. Suitable for both individual and team work, the project offers experience in both revising instructions for a lay audience and writing persuasively. If also emphasizes the accountability of technical writers to the users of their documents.

Note: Article Spears LA, Western Kentucky Univ, Bowling Green,KY 42101 USA

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