Engineering Words
eBook - PDF

Engineering Words

Communicating clearly in the workplace

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Engineering Words

Communicating clearly in the workplace

About this book

Over the course of a career, every engineer needs to communicate, in both written and oral form, with other engineers and non-engineers. Yet, too many engineers never develop this basic skill. Engineering Words draws on the authors' extensive experience as technical communicators and teachers of a popular class in technical communication for engineers at the University of California, Riverside, to present a comprehensive introduction to communicating in the business world. This book covers everything from the basics of clear writing to résumés to cover letters to requirements documents to presentations and much more.

Engineering Words can be used as a textbook for classes that train engineers to be effective communicators. It can also serve as a self-study text that even experienced engineers will find useful for improving their communication skills.

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Yes, you can access Engineering Words by Sharon Burton,Bonni Graham Gonzalez in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Business Writing. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Engineering Words Front Cover
  2. Inside Cover
  3. Copyright Notices
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. Welcome
  8. Chapter 2. Clear Communication Guidelines
  9. Chapter 3. The Business Context of Communication
  10. Chapter 4. Résumés and Cover Letters
  11. Chapter 5. Flow of a Project in a Company
  12. Chapter 6. Designing Effective Presentations
  13. Chapter 7. Handling Yourself and the Room in Presentations
  14. Chapter 8. Human Cognition
  15. Chapter 9. Constructing Explanations
  16. Chapter 10. Personas and Scenarios
  17. Chapter 11. Writing Functional Specifications
  18. Chapter 12. Testing Your Products
  19. Appendix A. References
  20. Index
  21. Colophon
  22. Back Cover