2u1S Biian N. LaisonTopic: What is technical communication.Page 1 !"#$%& ()*+ $, +-%).$%*/ %"001.$%*+$".2 This topic page incluues intiouuctoiy infoimation, a list of ieauings, anu questions to guiue youi ieauing anu piepaie you foi class uiscussion; it may also incluue an inuiviuual oi gioup assignment, which may oi may not be giaueu. 3.+4"51%+$". When you aie taking a couise on a subject like !"#$%'( #*++,%'!&*%, chances aie that you'u like to know what that subject is. But technical communication is sometimes a bit haiu to pin uown. These ieauings help claiify what technical communication is. In fact, Laison pioposes a uiffeient name foi the fielu: uisciplinaiy, piofessional, anu technical communication. 6-*5$.7, 8"4 +)$, +"#$% Befinitions of Technical Communication. Reau anu consiuei each of these uefinitions foi technical communication. oWiiting Biscipline: Technical Communication, Eastein Nichigan 0niveisity oWikipeuia, Technical Communication oTechnical Wiiting: What is it. }eizy's Liteiacy Weblog oLaison, Intiouucing BP&TC. Key elements: !Technical subject mattei!Piepaieu by oi on behalf of subject-mattei expoits (SNEs) !Auuience is one of these: !-&.#&/(&%'01 peeis of the authoi(s), oi !Nembeis of the same /0*2"..&*%'( oiganization as the authoi(s), oi !In an asymmetiical knowleuge ielationship with the authoi(s) anu seeking the communication to meuiate theii action oi belief (!"#$%'(). Canuiuate technical communications. Review each of the following communications anu consiuei whethei it qualifies as technical communication unuei the uefinitions above (paying paiticulai attention to Laison's elements foi BP&TC).oThe syllabus foi this couise. o0niveisity of Ninnesota Bianu Policy.oBammeiing on lesson on acoustic guitai. view this viueo.oBepaitment of Befense, Repoit of the Compiehensive Review of the Issues Associateu with a Repeal of "Bon't Ask Bon't Tell". Biowse the fiont mateiials anu scan the executive summaiy (thiough page 17). 6-*5$.7 91-,+$"., 1.Accoiuing to EN0's Wiite-Link site, what is technical communication. What is "technology". (Feel fiee to check Wikipeuia to get staiteu.) 2.Bow uoes Wikipeuia uefine technical communication. Consiuei the uefinition iepiinteu theie fiom the Society foi Technical Communication. Boes that impiove on the Wikipeuia uefinition. 2u1S Biian N. LaisonTopic: What is technical communication.Page 2 S.Aftei you have ieau all the uefinitions of technical communication (oi uisciplinaiy, piofessional, anu technical communicationBP&TC) iuentifieu above, cieate a compaiison table to iuentify featuies they shaie in common anu uiffeiences among them. 4.Think about types of communication that aie commonly N0T classeu with BP&TC, like jouinalism, cieative wiiting, many nonfiction books, blogging, micioblogging (Twittei oi Facebook posts). Bo the uefinitions you ieau effectively uistinguish these foims of communication fiom technical communication anu BP&TC. S.Think about the auuiences of the example communications. Is theie moie than one auuience foi each. Consiuei with iegaiu to theii use of the communications the SWs+B: who they aie, what they will be uoing when they use the communication, wheie they will be, why they will use it, anu how they will use it. Aie the answeis the same foi all auuiences foi a given uocument. :/*,,4""0 *%+$;$+$-, 8"4 +)$, +"#$% Think, paii, shaie: Aie the canuiuate technical communications above about "technical" subject mattei. Think, paii, shaie: Aie they piepaieu by oi on behalf of subject-mattei expeits. Think, paii, shaie: Boes the auuience foi them (likely) fit any of the thiee subcategoiies foi BP&TC auuiences. Biscussion: What's the veiuict on the examples. BP&TC (oi TC) oi no. Biscussion: Bo the uefinitions of technical communication allow you to uistinguish othei kinus of communication fiom BP&TC.