Technical Writing from an Engineer
I did an email interview with a civil engineer and here are some of the highlights:
For his job he said the types of technical writings he does are proposals, project progress, memos, and interim reports. All this stuff must be done for his clients to keep them informed about what exactly will be done for a certain project and to keep them informed about the progress of the project. Each task depends on the progress of a project and what new projects the company has gotten. He also believes that learning technical writing is essential for all engineers in the workplace.
For Mrs Fishman:
It is late, but we discussed it.
For his job he said the types of technical writings he does are proposals, project progress, memos, and interim reports. All this stuff must be done for his clients to keep them informed about what exactly will be done for a certain project and to keep them informed about the progress of the project. Each task depends on the progress of a project and what new projects the company has gotten. He also believes that learning technical writing is essential for all engineers in the workplace.
For Mrs Fishman:
It is late, but we discussed it.
posted by Emmanuel at 5/28/2007 02:15:00 PM
1 Comments:
Engineers are very technical people so it doesn't surprise me that their writing seem to be very formal and to the point. Most of the things you mentioned from your interview are the types of writings (like progress reports and proposals) people often take for granted, but they are avenues of communication that can be essential to succeess. Leave it to engineers to get back to basics!
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