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Technical Writing Rationale Why it is important for you to learn this material. The business world demands a different kind of writing from its employees. Technical writing is fact-based like an expository essay but it relies heavily on research and summary skills as well as the writers ability to problem solve. This module will explore these areas of business writing. Learning Outcome What you will be able to do at the end of this module. Write a technical report. Learning Objectives What you will do to complete the learning outcome. Define technical communications. Describe style in technical writing. Edit for style in writing. Write clear sentences. Write concise sentences. Eliminate commonly confused words from sentence writing. Describe a report. Research information for a report. Illustrate a technical report. Resources Materials and people needed to complete the module. Access to the Internet. English Skills with Readings. John Langan and Sharon Winstanley. Learning Activities Preview of interactive materials in the module. What Is Technical Communication? Technical Style Clear Writing Conciseness Correctness What Is Report Writing? Illustrate the Report Learning Activity: What Is Technical Communication? Learning Objectives Define technical communications. Key Concepts If you know how to read, then you know technical communication. It is the process of creating, designing, and transmitting information so that people can understand it easily and use it safely, effectively, and efficiently. Cookbooks, phonebooks, and procedure manuals are all forms of technical communication. Directions Read about technical communication below. Write a definition of technical communications and give an example from your experience of what you think technical writing or reading may be. Your instructor may ask you to post your definition of technical communications in the forum under Technical along with an example of technical writing and reading from a linked