Technical Communications, Sixth Canadian Edition (6th Edition)

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Technical Communication continues to be the best selling technical and professional communication studies text in the market. The sixth edition offers new material in response to the rapid changes taking place in communications technology, and looks at how those changes have altered the way that technical communicators complete their tasks.

With its focus on practical applications and advice on communications analysis, writing processes, document structures, and effective language, the book functions as a workplace tool that students can use for many years in their career.

John Lannon is Professor Emeritus and former Director of Writing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he developed the undergraduate major in professional writing and later co-developed the M.A. program in professional writing. He has also taught at Cape Cod Community College, University of Idaho, Southern Vermont College, and University of Strasbourg.
He has authored and coauthored five major textbooks in business communication, rhetoric, and technical communication, book reviews, filmstrips, and environmental documents and instructional software. He is the recipient of an NDEA Fellowship and Fulbright Lectureship. He holds a B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His initial training and work was in biomedical science and technology with the USAF. He has served as a communications consultant for various companies and government institutions. He worked seven years in medical laboratories.

Laura J. Gurak is professor and founding chair of the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota. She holds an M.S. in technical communication and a Ph.D. in communication and rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is author of two books from Yale University Press (1997, 2001), the earlier of which was the first book-length work to study online communities and Internet-based social actions. Gurak is also co-editor of several edited collections and author on numerous conference presentations and papers; she is a recipient of the Society for Technical Communication’s Outstanding Article award. Gurak has authored and coauthored five textbooks in technical communication published by Pearson. She has worked as a technical writer and communications consultant for various companies and organizations.

Don Klepp holds a B.A. (Honours English), and M.A. (English), and a Prof. “A” teaching certificate from the University of Saskatchewan. He taught technical communication from 1970 to 2005, first at SIAST’s Kelsey Campus (Saskatoon) and at the University of Saskatchewan, and from 1993, at Okanagan University College.
Through his own consulting firm, Mykon Communications, where Don delivers custom-designed workshops in technical writing, speaking, proposal writing, supportive communications, and public relations. He is also an active writer and editor, working on proposals, manuals, and technical reports for engineers and environmental consultants.

He is responsible for the Canadian editions of Technical Communication and Grammar at Work, and he writes sports features, communications pieces, and community event reports for two online news sites.