ENGLISH 3720
Dr. Nordquist
TechComm Web
(companion web site to course
text, Technical
Communication, 7th ed., by Mike Markel)
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"Reporting of technical
information in
descriptions, instructions, memos, reports,
and proposals. Emphasizes writing clear, persuasive
prose, and giving effective oral presentations."
(AASU 2003-04 Catalog)
Business &
Technical Communication is a course for those interested in functioning effectively as
professional writers and speakers in organizations. The overall purpose of the
course is to help you improve the strategies and skills that will make you an effective
communicator in your profession.
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- Put it before them briefly so they will read
it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above
all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.--Joseph Pulitzer
- Once a human being has arrived on this
earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships
he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him.--Virginia Satir (Peoplemaking)
- Precision of communication is
important, more important than ever in our era of hair-trigger balances, when a false, or
misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.--James Thurber
("Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ear Muffs" Lanterns and Lances)
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