Technical communication is the process of conveying usable information through writing or speech about a specific domain to an intended audience. Information is usable if the intended audience is able to perform an action or make a decision based on its contents (Johnson-Sheehan 7). Technical communicators often work collaboratively to create products (deliverables) for various media, including paper, video, and the Internet. Deliverables include online help user manuals, technical manuals, specifications, process and procedure manuals, training, business papers, reports, etc.
Technical domains can be of any kind, including the soft and hard sciences, high technology including computers and software, consumer electronics, and business processes and practices.
In 2006, Scott, Longo, and Wills (SUNY) in their edited collection Critical Power Tools, suggested that technical communication should be analyzed through a cultural studies lens, thus minimizing technical communication's hyper-pragmatic stance. Technical communication jobs include the following:
Technical domains can be of any kind, including the soft and hard sciences, high technology including computers and software, consumer electronics, and business processes and practices.
In 2006, Scott, Longo, and Wills (SUNY) in their edited collection Critical Power Tools, suggested that technical communication should be analyzed through a cultural studies lens, thus minimizing technical communication's hyper-pragmatic stance. Technical communication jobs include the following:
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