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Answers to common questions and misconceptions about Technical Communication...

Technical Communication is just about creating business documents like memos, letters and resumes... right?

While those types of documents can be considered technical communication, the actual field is much larger and encompasses many more genres. We are surrounded by technical communication documents everyday, but we are so used to seeing them that we never stop to consider their purpose, design or for that matter, their content. Look at food packaging - lots of technical communication there. If you are a Georgia Tech student, chances are you've come across technical communication in a number of forms since classes started:

brochures talking about the CRC,
assignment criteria sheets,
lab rules,
chemical safety rules, and
the unit outlines you received for your classes.

Yes, even this webpage is a form of technical communication!

I want to be an engineer, why should I study Technical Communication?

Even engineers need to communicate technical information to different types of people - shareholders, grant review committees, research journals, interns, and other engineers. Each audience has different needs. Each genre, from research article to lab safety notices involves different types of communication strategies. Studying Technical Communication arms you with a range of strategies that will help you create effective technical communication documents.

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