1. DR. UGUR AKINCI WWW.TECHNICALCOMMUNICATIONCENTER.COM Types of Technical Writing

2. MY STORY in a NUTSHELL Sociologist Translator DTP Journalist Technical Writer Technical Communicator

3. 4 Types of Writing Writing to…  MOVE Creative Writing & Fiction

4. 4 Types of Writing Writing to…  SELL Copy Writing

5. 4 Types of Writing Writing to…  ADMINISTER & MANAGE Business Writing

6. RESOURCE Difference between technical and business writing

7. 4 Types of Writing Writing to…  EXPLAIN & INFORM Technical & Scientific Writing

8. 2 Main Types of Technical Writing Hi-Tech Medical

9. OTHER Types of Technical Writing Finance & Mortgages Consumer Electronics

10. OTHER Types of Technical Writing Training & E-Learning Consumer Retail

11. OTHER Types of Technical Writing Military & Defense Proposal & Grant Writing

12. OVERLAPPING Categories RFP (Request for Proposal) for a Training Program Installation Guide for a Radar System Review of Stock Picking Newsletters Etc.

13. MEDICAL Writing Regulatory Writing (Pharmaceuticals) Lab and Clinical Reports

14. MEDICAL Writing Medical Copy Editing

15. HI-TECH Writing Software & Hardware Documentation User’s Guides, System Admin Guides, Intallation Guides, System and Functional Specs, Release Notes, Quick Start Guides, Help Files, Marketing Specs, etc.

16. RESOURCE The Differences Between a User Guide, a Startup Guide, and a Quick Reference Guide The Differences Between a User Guide, a Startup Guide, and a Quick Reference Guide http://tinyurl.com/yckb8z6

17. HI-TECH Writing Network Documentation Network Installation Guides, Reference & Troubleshooting Guides, Network Specs, Network User and System Admin Guides, etc.

18. HI-TECH Writing User Assistance Documentation Help files, etc.

19. HI-TECH Writing API ( Application Program Interface) Documentation Resource: http://tinyurl.com/4oytqh7

20. HI-TECH Writing Structured Authoring Single-Sourcing “Topic Writing” XML DITA

21. RESOURCE Technical Writing – Why the Future of Documentation Belongs to XML, Extended Markup Language? Technical Writing – Why the Future of Documentation Belongs to XML, Extended Markup Language? http://tinyurl.com/czmonv

22. OTHER TRENDS Technical Illustration Globalization & Localization

23. RESOURCE What are the Differences Between Technical Illustration, Information Design, and Editorial Illustration? What are the Differences Between Technical Illustration, Information Design, and Editorial Illustration? http://tinyurl.com/28r8x4k The Difference Between a CAD “Mechanical” Drawing and Technical Illustration The Difference Between a CAD “Mechanical” Drawing and Technical Illustration http://tinyurl.com/ya2hlwg

24. OTHER TRENDS Project Management

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