Technical Writing

The Who: Professional writers who have a background and possible degree ina certain field and who have a grasp on how to disseminate informationthat is readable from both a technical and practical perspective.
The What: Technical writing is information that can be easily read andunderstood, and is useful in learning how to do something. It can alsotell someone how to do a certain task correctly and can be very specificto a certain audience when necessary.
The When: If a company is putting a new software product on the market,they need to write textbooks and manuals to teach people how to use it aswell as for reference. If a company makes a new do-it-yourself piece offurniture or equipment, they hire professionals to write instructions anddraw diagrams on how to put it together.
The Where: No one medium can clearly define technical writing as it cantake the form of web pages, tv ads, handbooks, pamphlets, instructionalvideos, books, diagrams, drawings, etc.
The Why: to ensure safety of the general public, such as in a medical orarchitectural setting. Also, it communicates with the receivers oftechnical information, and makes such communication easier to understandand quicker to distribute.

Matthew Belt, Dru Winchester, Brian Arpaio