Three Steps in Technical Writing

The three main steps in Technical Writing are pre- writing, writing, and re- writing.

Pre-writing is having something to say. Examine one’s purpose (the reason for writing); determine the goals (decide what one wants to accomplish in the process of writing and the end results). Consider the audience (think of every person in the audience as individuals. This will help in the end results). Think about how one will provide the context of what is being written.

Stating the information and objectives are the writing parts of this process. Draft the document. The draft is a rough copy of what one is planning to write. Organize the draft in a logical way so that the readers can follow. Format the document to make it easy to access.

Wring is the final process. At this point one should revise the document. One should have completed details of the information. Don’t be too wordy. Use simple word that will get the point across. Make tone more focused toward the audience. Consider the audience and how one will convey what one is writing or the speech one is giving. Use a format that is easy to access. Practice the speech or review the text to see how it looks and/ or sounds. The best practice in a speech would be to present the speech to friends or family members and ask for opinions. When reviewing what one has written, read what one written, then hand the document to a friend or family member, and let them give input on the information that one provided.

The objectives and goals in technical writing are to examine the purpose of what one is writing, this is the deciding of the reason one is writing, determine the goals within the writing, one has to consider what result one want to get in the end. Consider who the audience is. If one is presenting the documents to church members, then one want the document to appeal to them. Get the information together, and decide how the information will be conveyed. How information is conveyed is, somewhat, the same idea as considering audience.