The set of guidelines used for the writing and design of documents.
What is a Style Guide
100
The Basic Communication Model
What is Sender, Message, and Receiver?
100
Reports, Appraisals, Training materials, and grants are all great examples.
What is a Written Form of Communication?
100
A formal request for funding.
What is a grant?
200
The name for an internet address
What is a URL?
200
The Technical Communication Model.
What is concerned with audience, task, and purpose?
200
It's easy, fast, cheap, and leaves no paper trail.
What is Email?
200
A group that is traditionally awarded money from grants
What is a non-profit organization?
300
The verb form of voice that allows the subject to perform an action.
What is Active Voice
300
Something you should avoid using in technical writing
What is humor?
300
Don't use all caps, don't "flame", avoid long signatures and being too cute, and keep it short.
What are Email Pitfalls?
300
The first step and often times the most important
What is research?
400
The lack of pictures or text in a layout for web design.
What is White Space
400
Technical writing is used to inform, persuade, or caution
What is purpose?
400
-Longer, formal memos
-Generally defined as "Mediums of Transmittal and Explanation"
- Provide safer and more formal environment for issues you want to distance yourself from
What is a letter?
400
Don't be afraid to...
What is asking for help
500
Used to send information to a users browser.
What is a cookie
500
"Don't do that!" is a great example (referring to types of statements).
What is a caution statement?
500
-Quick Instructions or directions
-Only the most basic information
-Easily Accessible
- Often seen online now
What is a Quick Reference Card?
500
A great resource and part of an assignment we did in class