Intro to Tech RW

What do you consider first when tech doc

rhetorical situaruion

What makes up rhetorical situation

GAPS + NM, Genera, audience, purpose, scope, medium/design

genera

what category your piece falls under

what are three MAIN generas of tech writing

inform, persued, instruct

audience

who is going to be reading it

ex of audience

novice, professional, consumer

purpose

why you arer writing it

examples of puepose

inform, instruct, convince

scope

what info it includes

medium and design

how you are showing the information, and the layout

types of tech writing

user doc, traditional, technical marketing communitcarion, proffesional/buisennesws communication

user documentations

\to novice to mqke them understand technical terms + apply them

traditional technical writing

writing for an expert by an expert

techniocal marketing communication

promotional marketing to entice consumers

proffesional/buisness communication

docs in workplace, for current/future employess

audiences

primary, secondary

primary auidendce

• asked for documenta5ion, will act on the info, will read entire doc

secondary audience

• will be effected by document, intrested in decision based on doc, may use info, may only read portion

HATS

headings, access, typography, spaces

Headings

• promotes easy undersramginf.

  • make out diff section, organizational tool

headings vs headers

headers : are the same on all pages and usually not designed by you

headings : unique, organizational, desided by you

access

find + understand the info

examples of access

sidebars, special features, break up text, visual cues

typography

ease of reading, clear info heiarchy

• font that matches character of text

parts of typography

• stoke var. serifs, and weight

Spaces

• promote effective document design

  • spacing between ending images, other access points

usual spacing measurments

• usually 1.15-1.5 in, need to be consistent