Effective Technical Communication

Title Contents Section 1 Fundamentals 1 Communication Today 2 Nature and Dimensions of Technical Communication 3 Linguistic Ability and Style in Technical Communication 4 Organisation in Technical Communication Section 2 Listening Comprehension 5 The Listening Process 6 Improving Listening Comprehension Section 3 Speaking Strategies 7 The Speech Process 8 Phonetics and Spoken English 9 Oral Communication and Speaking Techniques Section 4 Professional Speaking 10 Job Interviews 11 Group Discussions 12 Presentation Skills Section 5 Reading and Language Comprehension 13 The Reading Process 14 Reading Strategies 15 Comprehension of Technical Materials Section 6 Study Skills 16 Note Making 17 Summarising and Paraphrasing 18 Referencing Section 7 Writing Strategies 19 Writing Effective Sentences 20 Paragraph Writing Section 8 Professional Writing 21 Letter Writing 22 Writing Sales Letters 23 Résumés and Job Applications 24 Writing Business Memos 25 Email Writing 26 Report Writing 27 Proposal Writing 28 Technical Article Writing Section 9 Appendices Appendix A Functional Grammar Review (FGR) Appendix B Common Errors Appendix C Vocabulary Development Index