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From the first article it basically talked about how technical communicators must have some knowledge of technical writing in just about every field of work that involves technology. I think since technical writers also take knowledge from the engineering field and present it in a way that different audiences can understand, I believe this point right is something that I will have to do in my career. Clients will expect to know what is going on with a project my future company will be doing for them, so as an engineer I will have to put it in terms that they can understand.

The second article has technical writers as people who develop technical materials such as equipment manuals, appendixes, or operating and maintenance instructions. Also it said that technical writers design project proposals and work with engineers to develop technical subjects into something generally readable and they also help to improve the design on a project, and oversee diagrams and illustrations. All of the things I have pointed out I see myself doing in the future career as an engineer because as I said before as an engineer I may have to break things do into layman terms for a client. Of course as an engineer I must also be able to improve designs of projects that I have to do.

Article three basically says that same things about technical communicators being able to take scientific, technical, and practical knowledge and break it down for a variety of audiences.

Article four talks about 10 ways of improving your technical writing, which are knowing who you are writing for, be clear, be concise, be consistent, use technical terms only when needed, avoid big words, be specific, make short sections, use visuals, and use the active voice when writing. I believe the ten pointers in the article will help anybody trying to write something technical in a field of work.