Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions : A Practical Guide

This book delivers concrete advice from foremost experts on how to communicate more effectively in the workplace. Beer includes discussions of a variety of approaches such as: writing technical documents that are clear and effective, giving oral presentations more confidently, presenting information visually through graphics, holding productive meetings, and becoming an effective listener.

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Writing & Speaking in the Technology Professions A Practical Guide Edited by David F. Beer, University of Texas at Austin

Consider that 20 to 50 percent of a technology professional’s time is spent communicating with others. Whether you are writing a memo, preparing a set of procedures, or making an oral presentation, effective communication is vital to your professional success. This anthology delivers concrete advice from foremost experts on how to communicate more effectively in the workplace. Beer includes discussions of a variety of approaches such as:

• writing technical documents that are clear and effective,
• giving oral presentations more confidently,
• presenting information visually through graphics,
• holding productive meetings, and
• becoming an effective listener.

In addition, you’ll find that each article is aimed specifically at the needs of engineers and others in the technology professions, and is written by a practicing engineer or a technical communicator. All the articles are brief and to the point.

Also of interest… A New Guide for Better Technical P resentations Edited by Robert M. Woelfle, E-Systems, Inc. Essential reading for all engineers, scientists, or managers who want to maximize the effectiveness of their technical presentations, this practical guide provides the reader with the power to succeed. In this fully updated edition of his 1975 anthology, Woelfle provides the basic elements of presentations such as content and delivery and shows you how they can be simplified and enhanced through making the most of some of the latest technological advances. IEEE Order Number: PP0277-4 ISBN 0-87942-283-1 1992 Softcover 352pp Real-World Engineering A Guide to Achieving Career Success Lawrence J. Kamm

"…the engineer’s equivalent to Tom Peters’ In Search of Excellence."
—Merrill I. Skolnik

In whatever field of engineering is practiced, Real-World Engineering will help cultivate natural abilities, adapt to on-the-job pressure, cope with people problems, broaden knowledge bases, and above all, plan a genuinely rewarding—and successful—engineering career. IEEE Order Number: PP0273-3 ISBN 0-87942-279-3 1991 Softcover 256pp